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Here're my two little guys after their weekly pinky.

-Alice

Very nice. I have never seen them but read about them. Do they look like that as adults?
I think desert type found in rosy boa areas?

These guys were found on the road outside of Lancaster, CA. The darker guy had a pretty bad wound to the lower tail caked with sand and multiple sheds. For awhile, I wasn't sure he'd keep the tail. The adults from this licality look pretty much the same although their pattern seems to be a bit more faded.

-Alice

Thanks for the info I looked them up for some reason I seemed to associate them with rosy boas and thought they were tiny but they get to a good size.
Are your nervous ? they dont seem to be kept in captivity to much not sure if ever bred in captivity.
Thanks

Although they don't seem to be commonly kept, they aren't hard to keep. I've got mine in a 10 gallon with aspen shavings, a UTH, a hide and a water bowl.The place where I went to college had one maintained in a similar set up that lived for 15 years. The darker one took pinkies right off the bat. The smaller one takes unscented pinkies sporadically. For scenting I've been using a pet Sceloporus graciosus. They can be a bit pugnacious, but no worse than most gophers, and they mellow out pretty rapidly with even occaisional handling.

-Alice

A friend of mine is sending me some shovel nose and I was going to order some glossies to I like their "color" not fancy but neat anyway. Till I realized they get huge well huge for someone that likes very small snakes.
I think 3 to 4 feet. I couldnt find care sites on them only wild info size,habitats,etc but like you said basic care.
Thanks

Yeah, mine are only small right now. I've read 2-5 feet for them. The Mojave glossies I've seen from the area I got these guys seem to top out at a little over 3 feet. They seem to be slow growers, so unless their growth rate picks up dramatically, I've got a lot of time before mine'll need larger accomidations.

-Alice