sand boa enclosure?

[da_illest]

i'm picking up my male KSB (sounds like a mafia or something, lol :D ) juvie who is 6-7 inches and i have a ten gallon tank which i was planning to put him in with an exo-terra 50 watt miinlight bulb... i also read something saying it is best not to put him in the 10 gallon directly.. is this bad if i do it? can you guys help me??

[Invictus]

I don't see at all why that would be bad.

[Auskan]

Just make sure there are hides appropriate for his size (I don't know much about sand boas but a lot of snakes like a hide that they fit pretty snugly into for security).

[Tigergenesis]

I put my KSB right in his 10 gallon when we got home. I don't see a problem with it. He just immediately burrowed in the substrate checking the place out.

[Invictus]

Kenyans don't need hides, Auskan. They bury themselves completely in the substrate. The substrate is their hide.

[foman]

you should get an Under the Tank heater, I don't think a light will help heat a sand boa very well.

[Dark_Angel_25]

with sand an undertank heater makes the temps to hot.. if you want a snake bake sure...

[Scotty Allen]

After being closely involved in the sale of many, many CB KSB's, the substrate of choice is Betachip. Keep your baby in the deli-cup you get him in on this substrate for a good six months. They like small containers. 80-85 F. is a suitable temperature. They do need some water, offering it for a few hours once a week works, or even better just spraying a few drops on the underside of the lid of the deli-cup is simple and efficient. Do not let the substrate get wet. They are also surprisingly good at climbing=escape. Keep the lid on tight!

Roy, please jump in here if I've missed anything *LOL*

[Auskan]

Originally posted by Invictus
Kenyans don't need hides, Auskan. They bury themselves completely in the substrate. The substrate is their hide.

Well, you learn something every day :)

[Stockwell]

Scotty, no need to jump in....Perfect...
I'm sure it was one of my posts where he read that 10 gallon tanks are a bad idea for babies... I still think that...

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33928

[Linds]

Originally posted by Dark_Angel_25
with sand an undertank heater makes the temps to hot.. if you want a snake bake sure...

Undertank heaters should never be allowed to bake a snake. Sand is very conductive of heat, however, if properly regulated there is no reason it should become excessively warm.