Sand boa question, might be getting one tonight

There is a young girl that has a Kenyan sand boa she is wanting to get rid of. It has been in the garage since her mom doesn't like snakes with flexwatt and dimmer is my guess. I'm worried it might have some sort of health issue so I'm lerry about taking it. I assume RI's look the same in every snake? Anything i should look for? I have been trying to do as much research as i can, but i still feel unprepaired. I'm supposed to go see/take it tonight.

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You might want to shoot a PM to Wes (Wilomn) I believe he keep or has kept Sand Boas

We have one but she has never had any issues. And from what I can guess an RI in a KSB would be the same as an RI in anything else..

Is this the Kenyan from Craigslist? If so I talked to this girl about buying it and she told me it would get up to thirty feet long. I informed her she was very wrong and she then proceeded to call me a breeder who was only in it for the money. Long story short, I didn't buy the snake.

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Originally Posted by abrunsen

Is this the Kenyan from Craigslist? If so I talked to this girl about buying it and she told me it would get up to thirty feet long. I informed her she was very wrong and she then proceeded to call me a breeder who was only in it for the money. Long story short, I didn't buy the snake.

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I'm guessing so. I don't know anything about it, size, color, nothing. I don't even know if it's really a sand boa. She knows i'm a breeder, but didn't say anything about it. And wow...that's pretty bad that she thinks it's a big snake.

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Does she have it listed for 200? When I was looking at it she wanted 200 for it and said its worth that price because it is sexed and "it is for shure a femail". She sent me pictures of it and it was a normal and had some stuck shed. If you bought it, you would be rescuing it from a bad home.

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Does she have it listed for 200? When I was looking at it she wanted 200 for it and said its worth that price because it is sexed and "it is for shure a femail". She sent me pictures of it and it was a normal and had some stuck shed. If you bought it, you would be rescuing it from a bad home.

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Oh wow no, she told me $25 for everything so i took it. I don't know how i missed that ad.

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PICS or it didnt happen!:P

KSB faces are SO cute!:)

I got pictures for you Mike! I think their faces are adorable! I really want to get an anery next!

I'd say she looks healthy, maybe a little thin.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...%20Boa/012.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...%20Boa/013.jpg
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Sorry my camera sucks with moving objects
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...%20Boa/015.jpg

I love her little head poking out of the sand! (I sure hope sand is safe for these guys, I kept reading that it was fine, so I'm going to hope so). I will hopefully have her moved into the nice cage soon.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...%20Boa/017.jpg

Aww, she is adorable! :) I, too, think KSBs have the cutest little faces. Great pickup! Sorry I can't give any advice on what to keep her on, as I have yet to delve into this very cute species. Best of luck with her.

Idk they started out so small like corns or hoggies! (im assuming you dont have giant hands lol). Shes so cute. Idk whats the best thing to keep them on. Theyre called sand boas so logic would dictate sand to be ok, but i dont keep my bps on balls so who knows.

I don't personally own a sand boa so i can't say for sure, but I have heard a lot of people prefer to keep them on aspen. I really want to get one though! Nice pick up!

Indeed, I think aspen would be better. Good luck with her.

Ok, she's officially the coolest snake I own!
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...%20Boa/008.jpg

I cannot believe how readily they eat f/t!!! I just put it in front of her mouth to see what she would do and she started chomping! I decided to feed her two pinkies since it didn't leave a lump and she's on the thin side. I'm not sure how much to feed her but I'm using the same judgement I use with the ball pythons so hopefully it will be right!
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...%20Boa/009.jpg

Stuart enjoyed watching, his paw kept inching ever so close. Oh, and Blake was not impressed when he walked in and saw her on the counter, lol. I already Clorox wiped it! :) And the cat isn't supposed to be up there either, but he's a cat...my guess is that the snake is cleaner.
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...%20Boa/011.jpg
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...0Boa/013-1.jpg

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Aww, she is adorable! :) I, too, think KSBs have the cutest little faces. Great pickup! Sorry I can't give any advice on what to keep her on, as I have yet to delve into this very cute species. Best of luck with her.

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They are super cute! I'm so excited! :)

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Idk they started out so small like corns or hoggies! (im assuming you dont have giant hands lol). Shes so cute. Idk whats the best thing to keep them on. Theyre called sand boas so logic would dictate sand to be ok, but i dont keep my bps on balls so who knows.

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Lol I thought the same thing, sand boa...sand... They are super small as babies, and this one is at least a few months old, granted, I don't think she was fed enough since she is on the thin side, but she's small!

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Indeed, I think aspen would be better. Good luck with her.

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Yeah, doing more reading it looks like I should switch to aspen.

I have heard that sand is ok, I have heard that sand is the devil! I keep mine on/in aspen because nobody seems to have a problem with that!
Mine are both anerys, about the same length as yours. They are a bit pudgier though. Having anerys makes me want a normal! LOL!

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I have heard that sand is ok, I have heard that sand is the devil! I keep mine on/in aspen because nobody seems to have a problem with that!
Mine are both anerys, about the same length as yours. They are a bit pudgier though. Having anerys makes me want a normal! LOL!

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It is weird everyone has different opinions. That's too funny you want a normal now!

Well i got the cage set up last night
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Congrats on the new addition. A while back, I was researching sand boas, and if I remember correctly, there are only two or three sand boa sub-species that are true sand dwellers. They are easy to recognize because their eyes are located on top of their head. The only one that I can recall is the Arabian Sand Boa. I do remember that most of the sites that I checked out recommended aspen as a good substrate for all others. But, if the sand works, then I see no problem with it.