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Posted by: savage510 at Wed Oct 13 17:06:19 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by savage510 ]  
   

Hi so i am new to having one of these guys but very experienced in the reptile world minus the snake part, this is my first snake and i know alot about them.



so someone was needing to get rid of this 2 year old sand boa and so i said i would take him, he is eating well, pretty plump, they had him in a 10 gal with sand, so when i brought him home (in that tank) i stoped by and got a 25qt bin for him and im planning on having him on the substrate desert snow. when i tried to transfer him in his new place he is kinda faulty, flinching when i reach for him i picked him up lower down on his body and he flipped out and i tried to pick him up higher up and same result.



basically they have been feeding him in the tank, i dont think he has been handled much and my questions are....



1. is the 25 qt tub ok with a heating pad?

2. how bout the desert snow?

3. i want to be able to handle him and provide a good life for him how should i start out introducing him to being handled?



Thanks for working with me guys, any comments are greatly appreciated
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