Kenyan sand boa

[secular]

really when it defecates,how will i know where the feces are and when it defecated??Also during the night,it moves all around its enclosure.Why?The enclosure is 5-10 cm longer than the snake.I saw her drinking two times.Quite funny way!

if i see the waste laying in the sand i'll spot clean and just pick it up out of there. at least once every few weeks when i have her out i remove the water bowl and decoration then use a mesh/screen "scoop" to sift through the sand. if i notice it starting to look "dirty" even after this type of cleaning i dispose of the substrate and wash the enclosure. that goes for any foul odor as well.

a sand boa is primarily nocturnal, so it's normal to see it out at night, if at all. mine rarely comes out from beneath the substrate, normally all i see are her eyes and nose. sometimes when i catch her out at night it's when she hasn't had a meal in awhile... she might be out actively hunting. other than that, snakes definitely like to explore!

sounds like you and your companion are having a good time.

 

[Leonidas]

if i see the waste laying in the sand i'll spot clean and just pick it up out of there. at least once every few weeks when i have her out i remove the water bowl and decoration then use a mesh/screen "scoop" to sift through the sand. if i notice it starting to look "dirty" even after this type of cleaning i dispose of the substrate and wash the enclosure. that goes for any foul odor as well.

a sand boa is primarily nocturnal, so it's normal to see it out at night, if at all. mine rarely comes out from beneath the substrate, normally all i see are her eyes and nose. sometimes when i catch her out at night it's when she hasn't had a meal in awhile... she might be out actively hunting. other than that, snakes definitely like to explore!I love him/her!

sounds like you and your companion are having a good time.

you are right!she ate a HUGE pinkie mouse and now she doesnt move that much!it was the first time i saw a snake eating infront of me and it was super cool.Even though it was weird!when i moved the pinkie with a pair of tweezers infront of her she ignoresd it,but when i left it infront of it she was smellin it and then she ate it.She didnt coil around it though but pressed the pinkie on the walls of the feeder box in order to help it swallow it!

 

[Leonidas]

Hey I fed ti yesterday but now,the big belly it had cause of the pinky dissappeared!should i feed it again????today or the day after tomorrow???How big should te pinkie mice be in order to satify it?shoul i give it more pinkie mice?the snake is aprox.28 centimeters

 

[Gesticulator]

So glad I found this thread! Old Hag, thanks for all the advice. My only snake is a Kenyan Sand Boa. He is on aspen and I keep a large container of water in there. I have always put thawed pinkies on top of his log and he ate them by the next day. I have a heat pad on one side of his tank and he has thrived well for the last year.
He has suddenly stopped eating, though. Do they slow down in colder weather? Should I try live feeders?

 

[Mushroom Spore]

Hey I fed ti yesterday but now,the big belly it had cause of the pinky dissappeared!should i feed it again????today or the day after tomorrow???How big should te pinkie mice be in order to satify it?shoul i give it more pinkie mice?the snake is aprox.28 centimeters

Do not feed it again! It's still digesting the last meal, you're going to make it sick. Feed about once a week. If the prey item is about as thick as the fattest part of the snake, it's enough.

 

[OldHag]

So glad I found this thread! Old Hag, thanks for all the advice. My only snake is a Kenyan Sand Boa. He is on aspen and I keep a large container of water in there. I have always put thawed pinkies on top of his log and he ate them by the next day. I have a heat pad on one side of his tank and he has thrived well for the last year.
He has suddenly stopped eating, though. Do they slow down in colder weather? Should I try live feeders?

I would be careful feeding him where he can pull the mouse down onto the substrate.
If it IS male he might just be "In the mood" My males slow down on the eating thing in Jan-March-ish. I always thought it was because they can smell the females and are just trying to get to them and are too busy to eat. Maybe its just "that time of the year"

I wouldnt worry about him not eating for a while. I would, however, feed him in a tupperwear or buttertub so he wont eat the aspen.

I have a couple of cute wee females for sale if he wants a girl friend down the road