» Site Navigation
1 members and 3,302 guests
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.
» Today's Birthdays
» Stats
Members: 75,102
Threads: 248,542
Posts: 2,568,766
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, Geezy99
|
-
BPnet Veteran
Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
Anyone have any advice for a good substrate for Kenyan Sand Boas?
I just recently purchased a baby Kenyan Sand Boa and am keeping her on a aspen shaving substrate, I have heard sand is a bad substrate despite the snakes namesake...
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
-
-
Re: Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
I use sand, aspen and pine. Never a problem with any of them.
I may not be very smart, but what if I am?
Stinky says, "Women should be obscene but not heard." Stinky is one smart man.
www.humanewatch.org
-
-
BPnet Veteran
Re: Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
So do you mix the 3 substrates together?
-
-
Re: Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
LOL, sorry about that. No, I use them individually. I keep most of mine in sand a few inches deep with a heat light on one end of the tank. I've kept them on pine shavings and aspen in the past just to see if it worked. It did, I just like sand better.
I may not be very smart, but what if I am?
Stinky says, "Women should be obscene but not heard." Stinky is one smart man.
www.humanewatch.org
-
-
BPnet Veteran
Re: Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
What sorta sand you use?
Playsand? like the stuff at Home depot? (like for kids sandboxes)
-
-
Re: Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
Originally Posted by Ham
What sorta sand you use?
Playsand? like the stuff at Home depot? (like for kids sandboxes)
That's the stuff.
I may not be very smart, but what if I am?
Stinky says, "Women should be obscene but not heard." Stinky is one smart man.
www.humanewatch.org
-
The Following User Says Thank You to wilomn For This Useful Post:
-
Registered User
Re: Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
just talking from personal experience, but i find that Sani-Chips work really well with all sand boas. and if you want you can add playsand or sandblasting sand (1/20 grain) underneath the Sani-Chips, as i have had no problems with that too
-
The Following User Says Thank You to Erycinae For This Useful Post:
-
Re: Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
Sand works...but not the way they would like it too. They are a burrowing snake. Aspen holds the burrows they make as long as you don't run your hands through it destroying it along the way. It leaves them with a secure spot to hide in. Also when feeding you can tap the rodent right outside of it burrow and it will be more willing to take the item within the security of its burrow. Sand just collapses. In the wild they aren't on play sand its a mix of sand, dust, clay, and dirt. When its all combined they can easily make sturdy burrows. Plus aspen is so much easier to clean and definitely doesn't have a smell to it like soiled sand can. Its all up to your preference. I just wouldn't feed directly on sand for the simple fear of impaction (not too worried about that though).
-
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to EverEvolvingExotics For This Useful Post:
Anatopism (04-29-2011),babyknees (04-29-2011),Ham (07-08-2010)
-
Re: Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
A sand box inside the shoe box this way it has its micro habitat in its habitat..
Bed the shoe box with paper and sand in the sandbox..
-
The Following User Says Thank You to Tim Mead For This Useful Post:
-
Registered User
Re: Kenyan Sand Boa substrate?
im using aspen for my 2 sand boas, but on the last feed the snake went for the mouse and got a bit of the substrate in her mouth and it went through her head and came out through her eye, she is ok now but im defo changing to sand for my choice of substrate, i use live feed.
-
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|