r/SandBoa

We have had Derp for 2.5 years, and are confused by his very small size and regular hunger strikes. His husbandry is fine. 3 inches of aspen, constant access to water, hot side 93, cold side 70s. Handled tops once a month, generally less.

His weights are as below over time, weight in grams (didn't start tracking weight until owning for 10 months):

We just learned that Saharan Sand Boas were a thing and that this would be a completely normal weight. Obviously he's a morph, but don't recall what it was exactly called, but was sold to us as a KSB. Any help is appreciated!

*forgot to mention he has plenty of energy and isn't lethargic at all. Shows no signs of being underweight.

We ordered the snake as a Kenyan, but I have noticed a lot of Saharan traits and wanted to get opinions. Definitely female.

My stupid idiot pampered son needs me to find the head and place it in his mouth, millions of years of evolution mean nothing to him

Got this baby about 3-4 weeks ago, and they’re about a year old. Been handled about three times so far (one was to redo their tank) and has been eating great. We got them a 40gal tank, I just want to know if the humidity/temperature levels were good:) I have a mix of sand and repti-soil from petsmart in there now(I do not frequently buy from petsmart that’s just my closest pet supplies store) and currently have some coconut fiber drying out to add. The dried plants spread around are moss to give them more hides and help with humidity. Any advice or opinions is great :) there’s also a chance this tank will be upgraded in a year since my baby boy might actually be a girl! So no fret about size.

I’ve also heard some sand boas like climbing! Should I add anything for them to climb on? My baby seems to mainly enjoy burrowing but it’s worth an ask.

Thank you Reddit!

My girl, Godiva, absolutely loves climbing.

She just moved into her forever home from her quarantine enclosure. When putting together her enclosure I provided her with tons of climbing opportunities and was thrilled to see her using this one this morning!

Baby Dennis was hesitant to eat his comfort pinkie... at first.

(i plan on switching his substrate soon before anyone asks lol)
just got this cutie boy unexpectedly rehomed into my care today! The previous owner said he's been eating f/t with no issue. I'm considering trying out reptilinks for him eventually (after hes already consistently taking meals obviously)

Does anyone here have any thoughts or opinions on the reptilinks? The main reason I'm considering it is because my fiance is a bit squeamish about the whole dead mice thing, but ofc whats best for the snake comes first!!

Has anyone gotten a dehumidifier for the room their KSB’s tank is in? I live in New England where it can get quite humid in the summer. I’m having a hard time getting her tank humidity under 45% consistently this whole month, and I’m worried that if it continues to stay at that/sometimes go up to 50% she might get upset somehow. It goes up to 50% on our most humid days (when outside it’s like 85% humidity rip)

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On June 19th, I purchased a female Kenyan Sand Boa who was already over 7 months old. After letting her settle in for a week, I tried feeding her a frozen-thawed (F/T) mouse on the night of June 26th. Initially, I tried tapping the mouse on the surface of the substrate to entice her out, but that didn't work. So, I left the mouse on a dish. After over 4 hours, she still hadn't touched it, so I replaced it with a fresh F/T mouse. By 6:00 AM the next morning, it was still uneaten.That evening, I decided to switch to a live mouse. However, to find my sand boa, I ended up completely tearing the enclosure apart, eventually finding her underneath a heavy decor item. I placed the live mouse right in front of her, but she still refused it. I then decided to just leave the live mouse on the dish to see what would happen. After about an hour or so, she successfully ate it!However, I left the tank in a complete mess. I'm not sure if I should fix the enclosure back up right away, or if I should wait a few days to let her digest first. Does anyone have any advice on this? I know for next time I should just leave the live mouse in there and walk away instead of messing up her tank.Also, when I bought her, the breeder mentioned that she wasn't very accepting of frozen-thawed prey and prefers live. Is there a chance I can train her to switch to frozen-thawed? What are the best methods to try? Thanks in advance!

The first color photo shows what the tank looked like before I messed it up, and the second photo shows it after my search, with many items taken out.

The first color photo shows what the tank looked like before I messed it up, and the second photo shows it after my search, with many items taken out.

She went from not eating to becoming a teeny food missile. I booped her snoot with the pinkie a couple inches to the right of her dish, and then somehow she got enough air to splash in :P Silly snek

Was told by the breeder she was a female but at the age of 2.5 years and staying roughly 16-18 inches it leads me to question whether she’s actually a he? I’m curious to see what you all think.