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Kenyan Sand Boa (Eryx colubrinus loveridgei)
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| Stats: |
Adult Size: 2-3 ft., females longer. Temp: 75 F - 95 F Cage: 24" minimum |
| Requirements: | These guys burrow, and you will only really see them around feeding time. Their heads are flattish with a shovel look from the side, and the tip of its tails have modified scales that help it move through sand. I keep mine in Aspen Shavings with a heat lamp over half the cage to get the tank warm enough. they want low humidity. If your cage has good air circulation you can leave a small water dish in at all times, but otherwise just offer water a few nights a week. |
| Diet: |
Live or Frozen rodents, size depends on age. This is my only snake I have to feed in the cage. It gets very nervous in a container with no cover, so I just put a large dish in the cage and put the mice on that to keep it from eating any bedding. |
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| Sociability: | This is my calmest snake. Even with handling necessitating digging the snake out from the bedding I've had no issues. |
| Special Info: | These guys are so bad at climbing that you likely could have a cage with no cover provided it was tall enough. You have to watch them when handling because they will fall right off your hand if you're not paying attention. |
