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  • 02-27-2009, 04:16 PM
    hardlucktattoo
    Kenyan sand boa not eating
    pretty much what it says I got a sand boa a few weeks ago and it has not eaten yet in my care it does not appear to be shedding I keep it on fine grain sand and it gets clean water daily it has a basking spot @ 93 and ambient temp of 85-88 I offered it fuzzy mice once a week in a seperate enclosure any idea on why its not eating?
  • 02-27-2009, 04:24 PM
    wilomn
    Re: Kenyan sand boa not eating
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hardlucktattoo View Post
    pretty much what it says I got a sand boa a few weeks ago and it has not eaten yet in my care it does not appear to be shedding I keep it on fine grain sand and it gets clean water daily it has a basking spot @ 93 and ambient temp of 85-88 I offered it fuzzy mice once a week in a seperate enclosure any idea on why its not eating?

    Post some pics of the snake and your set up.

    Where did it come from?

    What was it eating there?
  • 02-27-2009, 04:31 PM
    hardlucktattoo
    Re: Kenyan sand boa not eating
    I dont have a camera I got it from a local breeder yes it was eating before I got it the tank is a ten gallon aquarium with a screen lid the snake itself is about 12 inches long and a little thicker than a dime but thinner than a nickel
  • 02-27-2009, 04:35 PM
    wilomn
    Re: Kenyan sand boa not eating
    How are you measuring temps?

    What and how have you tried to feed?
  • 02-27-2009, 04:44 PM
    hardlucktattoo
    Re: Kenyan sand boa not eating
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wilomn View Post
    How are you measuring temps?

    What and how have you tried to feed?

    I use two thermometers one on each side I try feeding thawed fuzzies I have tried dangling it and leaving it in the feeding box overnight neither has worked
  • 02-27-2009, 04:50 PM
    wilomn
    Re: Kenyan sand boa not eating
    What wattage bulb are you using?

    What's your substrate?

    What are you trying to feed? Mouse pink or rat?
  • 02-27-2009, 04:55 PM
    hardlucktattoo
    Re: Kenyan sand boa not eating
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wilomn View Post
    What wattage bulb are you using?

    What's your substrate?

    What are you trying to feed? Mouse pink or rat?

    its just a 60 watt bulb due to the size of the tank I am feeding f/t fuzzie mice its being kept on fine grain sand
  • 02-27-2009, 04:57 PM
    wilomn
    Re: Kenyan sand boa not eating
    How deep is the sand?
  • 02-27-2009, 05:04 PM
    hardlucktattoo
    Re: Kenyan sand boa not eating
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wilomn View Post
    How deep is the sand?

    about an inch and a half give or take
  • 02-27-2009, 05:07 PM
    wilomn
    Re: Kenyan sand boa not eating
    Switch to a 25 watt bulb and put a couple more inches of sand in there.

    Wait a few days then put the snake in a small paper bag with the food item of choice, put the bag back in the tank in the middle of the tank and leave it alone overnight.
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