Help please

[Bogertophis]

Come on man, a simple google search will lay out how bad sand is for most snakes and why! You took the time to post a thread about this but not to research the animals needs before you take it home?

This is comparable to bringing a dog home and expecting it be happy with a litter box and cat food.

"1) Sand can become lodged in the snakes vent.
2) Sand harbors bacteria like crazy, even when you think you have accurately cleaned your enclosure, filth is often hiding in the layers.
3) Sand can become ingested whether it is your intention or not, it's has the risk of causing impaction.
4) Sand and its dust can become lodged in the nostrils and depending on the species also their heat pits, this can irritate your animals respiratory system and cause an infection in the long term.
5) When balancing cleanliness and humidity, sand simply does not work. Wet sand is unhygienic but dry sand will cause poor sheds."

@ Ergot: The product shown is a soil mix for raised bed gardening- not sand. And fyi, on this forum we strive to be helpful, rather than hostile in our posts. Okay?