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chrish
at Wed May 27 13:19:20 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chrish ]
I don't know what kind of sandboa you have, but there are 10 species of sandboa, most of which are very uncommon in the pet trade. Males of most species stay small and could easily inhabit a 10 gallon aquarium sized cage.
The Arabian Sandboa (Eryx jayakari) is a cool species that is now available most of the time -
Rubber Boas are interesting captives as well and do well in a small cage.
Most of the "dwarf" boa constrictor morphs still get 4-5 feet and are heavy bodied. They will outgrow a 10 gallon pretty quickly.
Banana Boas (Ungaliophis) are problematic feeders unless you like feeding anoles/geckos to your snakes. They are also not available very often.
I have limited experience with Viper Boas, but the ones I have been around have been snappy and tough to feed. They seem to prefer frogs to rodents. Check the Candoia page here on KS for more info about them.
Why not an interesting colubrid? Snakes like the Twin-spotted Ratsnake are very hardy and do fine in smaller cages. Not very many people keep them for some reason.
Western Hognosed Snakes are a lot of fun to keep and also would be fine in a 10 gallon. A big female might outgrow it, but a male wouldn't.
Chris
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
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RE: Small Snake Choices - chrish, Wed May 27 13:19:20 2009