Thinking of branching into sand boas, advice?

[ChaosAffect]

I picked up a couple of Small/Wide Exo-Terra tanks cheap from a PetSmart sale and am currently using them as display cages for a couple of my juvenile BPs, but that ain't gonna last long. The BP's are going to outgrow them quick and I'll be left with nothing to display.

I was thinking of getting into keeping (and maybe breeding) some small boas like Kenyan Sand Boas. I've done some research and what I've seen suggests that I could house a pair of Kenyans (1.1) in one of the cages. Is this accurate?

A few other questions:

Should I be prepared to remove eggs and incubate them if the housing situation produces some, or do sand boas do OK with maternal incubation?

Are there any breeders online that y'all recommend?

Am I forgetting or overlooking anything important that should influence this decision?

Thanks for your time!

[SarahP]

Hey there.

Brand new to the forum (we're just getting into BPs) and certainly not an expert on KSBs, though we have one.

A few things I do know:

I wouldn't keep them in the same tank unless you -want- them to breed. I think that's pretty standard for any snake, though.

KSBs have live young. They don't lay eggs at all.

I would suggest Treachers Creatures over on FB.

[ChaosAffect]

Hey there.

Brand new to the forum (we're just getting into BPs) and certainly not an expert on KSBs, though we have one.

A few things I do know:

I wouldn't keep them in the same tank unless you -want- them to breed. I think that's pretty standard for any snake, though.

KSBs have live young. They don't lay eggs at all.

I would suggest Treachers Creatures over on FB.

I wouldn't mind them breeding, but you'd think I would've noticed the whole 'Live Young' thing when I was reading care sheets! LoL. Myopic research, apparently.

[hypnotixdmp]

Yup boas give live birth rather than laying eggs. If they are babies I would say its fine to temporarily house them together. If adults, only to breed, but I wouldn't leave them together at all times.

Ball Pythons
0.2 Normals (Coilette and Mary Jane)
1.0 Spider Morph (Zeus)
1.0 Pastel (De Sol)

Boas
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Stella)
0.1 Hog Island BCI (Kiyoko)
0.1 Dumerils Boa (Gloria)
0.1 Yellow Anaconda (Serenity)
0.1 Albino Columbian BCI

[hypnotixdmp]

Also, check out sandboamorphs.com, they usually have a good selection!

Ball Pythons
0.2 Normals (Coilette and Mary Jane)
1.0 Spider Morph (Zeus)
1.0 Pastel (De Sol)

Boas
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Stella)
0.1 Hog Island BCI (Kiyoko)
0.1 Dumerils Boa (Gloria)
0.1 Yellow Anaconda (Serenity)
0.1 Albino Columbian BCI

[SarahP]

Oop, yes, I forgot sandboamorphs.com. They've got some really pretty animals.

[Neal]

KSB are nice snakes, I had one. The only downfall is I never seen the thing. It was always at the bottom of the tank. The love to burrow, and of course with 4" of substrate it did. I'm not sure what size tanks you have but KSB can get pretty big, weight wise.

Here is a picture of a nice size KSB: