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Jammer6953422
01-11-20, 11:43 PM
I have a 1 year old anery stripe Kenyan sand boa who I have had for about 2 months, she ate once but hasn’t since. Every time I try feeding her she shows interest in the food and often bites or strangles it but then eventually lets go and doesn’t eat it. When I bought her they told me she was eating frozen thawed just fine. My parents won’t tolerate live mice in the house. I feed at 9-10 pm because it’s when she’s normally active. Does anyone have any tips for feeding. I am used to Hognose snakes which are normally fairly easy to feed.
Care & setup:
Hot spot 90-92 degrees, cool spot 70-75, heat pad and red heat lamp (dims at night)
Aspen bedding, half shell coconut hide, cholla cactus wood, fake plants

chairman
01-12-20, 04:51 PM
Have you tried the "paper bag trick"? It involves placing your snake and the mouse in a paper bag, stealing the bag, and leaving the bag in the cage overnight for the smaller to eat.

Sand boas tend to be shy eaters.