I picked up a baby Kenyan Sand Boa yesterday. I'm thrilled, I've wanted one for a long time. The seller says she's about 7 months old, and she's very docile and easy to handle. After a lot of thread reading on here I'm keeping her on crushed walnut. (At least, I think it's a she!)
She ate last Sunday. I'm aware that one day after bringing her home is probably too early for her to feed, since she is probably still a little stressed, but I thought I'd try. That brings up the problem of finding her though. I dug her out gently and placed a FT pinkie on a lid I nestled into the sand so it wouldn't get sandy, and she had no interest whatsoever and slithered off and dug a hole again. Which is fine, I'll try again next week- like I said I'm sure it's too early. The seller said she ate frozen, but when she bought her and brought her home switched to live so I know she will eat both.
My question is how do you all feed your sandys? Dig them up? Wait till you see them? Just lay a food item in the tank? Is digging them up too stressful for them to eat? I've read you guys who own them don't have too much worry ornissie with impaction but I have the pinkie sitting in there on the lid for a bit anyways. Here's a pic of my new girl. I'm in love with her already
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