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I just aquired a pair of saharan sand vipers "Cerastes Vipera" I need detailed care info on them please. I have various rattlesnakes, gaboon vipers and rhino vipers but can't find care info on these saharan sand vipers. The pair are eating unscented pinks. I need basic info like temps, substrate hibernation ect...

Thanks

Joe

Joe:

These are easy keepers. I use the ZooMed crushed walnut substrate. The cage has a hot spot at about 95F and so cooler areas that are closer to room temp ~75F. I do have their lights on a 12 hr on/off cycle, not much more than that is required. Just keep them far apart during feeding, they will get very excited and bite each other.

feel free to contact me if you have any questions but these little snappers are easy to keep. They are also very cool snakes.

Good Luck,

Al
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Did you placed any water container in their cage ? I think they may need a smaller water container for drink but they never drink any water (I placed before.) . I think the only way they get water was from the mouse blood . I use repti sand as their substrate cause I don't want to place water container inside . If the substrate contacts water , the soaking sand will makes serious trouble for me . Do you have any good recommend about better substrate ? They are from desert and I think repti sand is the best substrate expects water container problem . The second is that how long time they will grow up to adult ? 2 years ? 3 years or more ? Do you have their winter cooling information ?

They are really easy to keep and eating like pigs , just some little problems confused me until now .

thanks.