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Posted 10/4/2008 2:50:35 PM


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herpdude86 (10/4/2008)
[quote]In the care sheet he states that you should not use sand because when you move it around, you could add extra pressure on your snake. But for my opinion I think it would have to be a large amount of sand.

yes 1-3 grains wouldn't do much to an adult 16inch sb but a when it comes to a pencil thin 10inch baby then 2 grain can cause slight impaction or worse also,frozen thawed rodents that are wet with thaw water will stick to the substrate & make one big ball of sand that will cause some pretty bad blockage even for a 2ft sb thats why i feed my kenyen in a seperate container everyone else eats in there cage(i tell yeah theres been alot of kenyen topics lately wheres the red-tail boas)

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1.0.0 BALL PYTHON(Python regius),salazar
1.0.0 COLOMBIAN RED-TAIL BOA(B.C imperator),tarzan
1.0.0 KENYEN SAND-BOA(Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei),houdini
1.0.0 SAVANNHA MONITOR(Varanus exanthematicus),lois

hopefully coming soon female colombian red-tail boa or a hedge hog whatever my grandma decides

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Posted 10/4/2008 5:31:49 PM
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First off the snake won't impact the sand if you feed him in a seperate cage!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats what I do with my sand boa
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Posted 10/9/2008 4:30:16 PM


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I have maintained my Sandboa for close to a year on nothing but aspen with no problems.  Its easy to maintain compaired to sand.  Holds shape very well when my snake burrows which is really cool because if you dont disturb the aspen for a few days you can see several tunnels that have been created.  I would recommend aspen used gererously through out the enclosure with about 3-4 inch depth.  Good luck...

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Posted 10/13/2008 9:16:11 PM


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"Sand" Boa... No sand... It's not good for a SAND boa to live in SAND... WHAT? That's dumb sounding. Sand would be nice, I didn't know aspen could be used for sand boas. And does aspen really hold burrow shape? That's cool.

My herps:

1.0.0 2 year old Inland Bearded Dragon (Jack) LN: Pogona Vitticeps

1.0.0. 8 year old Red-Eared Slider (Sam) LN: Trachemys Scripta Elegans

0.0.4 few month old Red-Eyed Tree Frogs LN: Agalychnis Callidryas

0.0.1 Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Mango) LN: Phelsuma Madagascarensis Grandis

COMING SOON: Desert banded black and white California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis Getula Californiae) OR Mexican Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis Getula Nigrita) MY FIRST SNAKE!!!!!! In a 40 gallon tank in Seth's home sometime in Summer 2009!

My random pets:

1.0.0. Australian Shepherd/Choco lab mix (family's)
1.0.0. Mini schnauzer (family's)
1.0.0. Guinea Pig (brother's)
1.0.0. Domestic Short Hair (mine)

Steve Irwin Rocks!!! He will be missed. (I hope.)

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