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i have had my sand boa for 3 weeks already and she shed the first week but still hasnt ate yet , i dont know what to do , can anyone give me some advice

thank you

What is the set up like, temps, substrate etc...

what are you trying to feed it, live or f/t?

You might also want to try reposting this on the main sand/rosy/rubber boa forum...you will get more help there.

Chris
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Christopher E. Smith
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They can be picky eaters, and if you just got her 3 weeks again i would bet you have been messing with her alot and have been stressing her out. You should let her be for about 1-2 weeks with not bothering her at all. Then try feeding. You shold be feedin in a seperate container, sometimes this can be stressful as well and won't eat in that case make sure you clear out their cage so they can't eat any substrate. I use desert snow and carefresh as bedding for my kenyans, i don't use or recommend sand for anything and the breeder i bought them from said that sand can get stuck to there hemipenises when defeciating and it can cause major health problems.

What are the temps?? Substrate? Lighting? Heating? As asked before we can't really help unless we know all of this stuff is correct first!

try live pinks, wait till evening or dark, set them on a deli cup lid on top of the substrate, the wigiling will usally get theyre attention if you leave them alone, My experience with small kenyans is that they get stressed easily when exposed to a lot of light during travel like in the car to house, they are very shy snakes when young and prefer to stay periscoped of burried. After you get them feeding switch to f/t agian. Lives just just a way better feeding reponse from young snakes that havent fed very much and aren't quite sure of theyre food sources.
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Ricky

If you really want a list of what I keep just ask.

Also, in my experience, non-feedering kenyans is usually due to temps that are to low... I would offer ( and check with temp gun) 90-100F hot spot with a cool area of 75-80F. I would also feed them inside their enclosure for the first couple feedings to avoid stress.

Chris
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Christopher E. Smith
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