Buyers Remorse?

[Desert]

Your childish post aside, (I registered here in 07, four years before you) it should be pointed out that the dates aren't relevant because someone will read this and his or her animals may benefit from it.

[millertime89]

what should be pointed out is that your post is irrelevant because he posted several other times about the subject acknowledging his husbandry mistakes. Something someone searching for info on sand boas would undoubtedly turn up.

[Shmoges]

Originally Posted by Desert

I think your problem is low humidity. In fact I would bet on it. 15% will make other species of snakes sick. Woma pythons for example, will get sick with humidity in the 20's and low 30's even.

fwiw, I keep my sand boas in a room with 40-50 percent ambient humidity and they thrive.

Wow I should follow up on old posts.. They are Kenyans they are an arid species and Colorado should be perfect for them humidity wise. What confuses me is that a breeder we have bought from is located in Alabama so they must use de-humidifiers or something.

Unless there lying. This is from SandboaMorphs site

"Humidity & Water: Provide clean water in a small dish. Humidity should be kept low, or respiratory problems can result (however rare). Due to the variance in cages and home environments, some snakes may experience shedding problems, particularly the tail tip. If this is noticed, dampen a few paper towels with warm water and place them inside the snakes hide box over the hot spot. Or shedding problems can be rectified simply by placing the snake in a small deli cup overnight with a wet paper towel. Place the cup partially on the hot spot in the cage.This will allow the animal to shed properly. Stuck sheds may harden and constrict the blood flow to the tail (or other areas), causing loss of the tail tip."

I'm glad yours are doing awesome, I thought I was doing everything right with them...

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by Desert

Your childish post aside, (I registered here in 07, four years before you) it should be pointed out that the dates aren't relevant because someone will read this and his or her animals may benefit from it.

...have you been lurking for four years without ever saying anything?

[Xanafein]

Lurking is more common than you might think :P

but in all seriousness, Desert did kind of necro this thread

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Shmoges

Wow I should follow up on old posts.. They are Kenyans they are an arid species and Colorado should be perfect for them humidity wise. What confuses me is that a breeder we have bought from is located in Alabama so they must use de-humidifiers or something.

Unless there lying. This is from SandboaMorphs site

"Humidity & Water: Provide clean water in a small dish. Humidity should be kept low, or respiratory problems can result (however rare). Due to the variance in cages and home environments, some snakes may experience shedding problems, particularly the tail tip. If this is noticed, dampen a few paper towels with warm water and place them inside the snakes hide box over the hot spot. Or shedding problems can be rectified simply by placing the snake in a small deli cup overnight with a wet paper towel. Place the cup partially on the hot spot in the cage.This will allow the animal to shed properly. Stuck sheds may harden and constrict the blood flow to the tail (or other areas), causing loss of the tail tip."

I'm glad yours are doing awesome, I thought I was doing everything right with them...

I keep my rough scale sand boas on the same rack set-up as my ball pythons. Same aspen chip bedding and a smaller water dish so less humidity pure bin. I don't have problems with mine. Mykee does the same with his 25 or so kenyans and he doesn't have any issues. I personally think maybe you've got too high humidity if you're still having problems.

[Desert]

Originally Posted by Shmoges

They are Kenyans they are an arid species and Colorado should be perfect for them humidity wise.

Hi Schmoges, this species lives mostly underground. Underground, water doesn't fly out of the body at the rate it does in exposed locations.

What confuses me is that a breeder we have bought from is located in Alabama so they must use de-humidifiers or something.

Unless there lying. This is from SandboaMorphs site

"Humidity & Water: Provide clean water in a small dish. Humidity should be kept low, or respiratory problems can result (however rare). Due to the variance in cages and home environments, some snakes may experience shedding problems, particularly the tail tip. If this is noticed, dampen a few paper towels with warm water and place them inside the snakes hide box over the hot spot. Or shedding problems can be rectified simply by placing the snake in a small deli cup overnight with a wet paper towel. Place the cup partially on the hot spot in the cage.This will allow the animal to shed properly. Stuck sheds may harden and constrict the blood flow to the tail (or other areas), causing loss of the tail tip."

I'm glad yours are doing awesome, I thought I was doing everything right with them...

I'm sorry you had problems with yours, hopefully this will help and you'll give the species another go. They are a great snake. Anyway, during the bone dry months in areas like your Colorado, and my area, the desert, the snakes need either a constantly available humid hide area, or background humidity of 40-50 percent. If one has to, one can maintain a dampened area of bedding in their enclosure if in a pinch but they'll make a mess of it. Myself I prefer to control background humidity; it is easier and more effective than having to hurriedly check tubs when the dry winter winds are sucking everything and everyone dry. Voila. Zero shedding problems, and zero infections.

A humid hide for baby sand boas can be as simple as an open 8 oz cup placed face up with some dampened Tek Fresh in it.

[Desert]

Originally Posted by Xanafein

Lurking is more common than you might think :P

but in all seriousness, Desert did kind of necro this thread

The last post in this thread is dated 29 October; is five months the definition of old around here? LOL!!

In answer to alessia55, no I don't read here and lurk regularly. Elsewhere, there was a link back to a thread on Woma pythons here. I remembered I was a member here, so I made some posts.

[millertime89]

yes, 5 months is old unless its your own post and you're updating it with new info.