Hello everyone, a friend of mine recently picked up a snow kenyan sand boa at the Anaheim show in september. He was told by the seller that it had been feeding regularly on day old pinky mice. The snake has not eaten anything at all over the past couple months (never eaten since he bought it) and i'm wondering if there are any tricks for these snakes. I now have the snake under my possesion as i am his "go to guy" for most of his reptile problems. I have little experience with these types of snakes though, so I am hoping someone here can help us. The snake is kept alone at 85-88 degrees. It doesn't get much of a drop at night, maybe down to 82. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Snow Kenyan not eating
StonedReptiles
Dec 07, 2006 02:18 PM
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CBH
Dec 08, 2006 10:53 AM
Hard to say for sure but I would up the temps a little. I give my sand boas a hot spot of ~95F with a cool end of about 78-80F. I would also try leaving the prey item (live pinky) in the snakes enclosure over night.
Good luck and keep us posted!!
Chris
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Rob Lewis
Dec 13, 2006 08:56 AM
....putting the animal in a deli cup (or similar container) with a layer of aspen deep enough for the snake to completely burrow under. Once the snake is burried, put in four or five live pinky mice on top of the aspen and leave overnight. This has worked for me on several occasions and you may even be surprised at how many pinks are gone the next day. Good luck.
Rob
