Kenyan Sand Boa Pictures Finally Here!

Here's the cute little male I picked up at the Chantilly NARBC Expo on Saturday. Still haven't named him though.

This gives you an idea of how tiny he is. The ruler is in centimeters. He cooperated about a minute later and measured about 10".
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Here he is on my son's wrist. Don't worry, we are keeping handling to a minimum - just hard to resist.
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A close up of his cute eyes!
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Very cute.. I'm sure you'll really enjoy having a KSB. They're one of my favorite species.

Mellissa,
He looks great. I too think you will enjoy the heck out of him.

Very cute. I held one at a show in August and they are so smooth. :snake:

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

they are so smooth. :snake:

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Only when they are young. Once they start putting on some size, they start getting rougher, especially the closer you get to the tail.

Oh wow, didn't know that. Do they stay smallish? I love thier eyes. So adorable.

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

Oh wow, didn't know that. Do they stay smallish? I love thier eyes. So adorable.

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KSB's don't get larger than about three feet.

My adult kenyans are still really smooth on their front end.. but yeah. towards the tail they get really rough.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

My adult kenyans are still really smooth on their front end.. but yeah. towards the tail they get really rough.

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Our new little guy is very smooth, but his tail seems slightly rough/dry. Is that what you are talking about? Or is this not good since he is so young (a month old or so)? Thanks!

It's been awhile since I've had a baby sand boa.. but I'd venture to say that's just their normal texture showing up.

don't kenyan's eyes look almost human?

sweet snake :gj::snake:

I wouldn't say Morty's eyes look human, but they are CUTE! When his pupils are dilated like this, I guess you can say they look more human. But when his pupils are constricted, you see that they are vertical.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...eye_570598.JPG

Sand boas have major crosseyed bug-eyes. Super cute though.

I love Morty's overbite! When he gets bigger, I'll try to capture it on film. (For those of you wondering, this is a normal KSB trait.)

Hey awesome snakes there my favourite iv looked and looked buy i cant find this answer at what age can you mate a male kenyan? i dont want minimum age but what age is good...

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Originally Posted by Greenlover

Hey awesome snakes there my favourite iv looked and looked buy i cant find this answer at what age can you mate a male kenyan? i dont want minimum age but what age is good...

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I actually don't know - I am too new to being a KSB owner and never planned to breed. Try a breeder or a website, google search rosy boa. I'm sure you'll find it. Here is one I found:
http://www.kingsnake.com/rockymounta...RMHpopular.htm
It says they are sexually mature at 3 years of age. I know, as with all boas, they have live births. Do you have any KSB's now?

i currently have a 2 and a half year old female and a male born in may .... hes got atleast 2 years i think before mating...

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i currently have a 2 and a half year old female and a male born in may .... hes got atleast 2 years i think before mating...

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Can you post pictures of them? Or put them in your gallery? I would love to see them. :)

We have one of those at work I'm trying to talk myself into getting it, but it's $100! And I'm a broke college student so I can't afford it.

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We have one of those at work I'm trying to talk myself into getting it, but it's $100! And I'm a broke college student so I can't afford it.

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KSB's should run about $40 for hatchlings (1 months of age) and a little more for slightly older or adult - but that's w/out shipping. That's how much we paid for Morty. Try local Craigslist, etc. Good luck! We love our little guy. He's so tiny right now; and it'll be fun to watch him grow up.

We just got a baby KSB in at my work (Petsmart) too, and he's $100.. waaay too much for a baby, and who knows who their supplier is. Find a good breeder. I know a really good one. :) He's just got anery kenyans right now along with some roughscaleds.. but the anerys are less than $100.

http://www.jasons-jungle.com/available.html

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Originally Posted by Shelby

We just got a baby KSB in at my work (Petsmart) too, and he's $100.. waaay too much for a baby, and who knows who their supplier is. Find a good breeder. I know a really good one. :) He's just got anery kenyans right now along with some roughscaleds.. but the anerys are less than $100.

http://www.jasons-jungle.com/available.html

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And this breeder, Jason Hess will be the guest on Reptile Radio tonight, so give a listen.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/reptileradio

Oh cool.

I got all three of my sandboas from Jason. He's a really nice guy to do business with.