ksb question

sandboaman · 02-28-09, 11:25 PM

I have a male that is 12 inches long.The person i got it from said it was 1.5 years old.Does that size seem normal he is pretty skinny too.He is about the size of a slim jim in body width.Thanks

Faequine · 03-02-09, 12:16 PM

Seems a bit small for any snake that that age... though i dont really know, hell i dont even know what ksb means >.> a king snake maybe??

DeesBalls · 03-02-09, 02:18 PM

i beleive a ksb is a kenyan sand boa... my ksb is like 8 monts old and she is already the size of maybe a nickle...

sandboaman · 03-02-09, 08:25 PM

yes it is a kenyan sand boa

Chu'Wuti · 03-03-09, 03:58 AM

Hey, Faequine, don't feel bad--though I knew what ksb means from surfing around the forum for months, I'm not so sure what a slim jim is!

Anyway, if you actually have a male, sandboaman, his size may be pretty normal. Here:

Kenyan Sand Boa

it says the males are much smaller than the females and not as heavy-bodied.

Faequine · 03-03-09, 09:37 AM

hahaha, we all get used to it eventually.

**Aaron_S** · 03-03-09, 09:53 AM

Don't worry about it's size. Just feed it appropriately and it'll grow appropriately while in your care.

DeesBalls · 03-03-09, 01:49 PM

its tru that males are smaller than females, like how i said mine was fat, i have a female

Wolfus_305 · 03-03-09, 09:25 PM

Would the females KSB's have evolved to be larger than the males for reproductive purproses or am I overthinking this?
Kenny

Chu'Wuti · 03-04-09, 10:01 AM

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Would the females KSB's have evolved to be larger than the males for reproductive purproses or am I overthinking this?

That's it. Gotta have room for eggs! Males don't need the extra room. Obviously all species don't have this great a difference in size between the sexes, but some do, and the current theory I've seen is that it facilitates reproduction & hence, survival of the species.