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Kenyan Sand Boa
Factoids
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Origin
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Top of Africa -- Kenya to Egypt |
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Maximum
Size
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Males 15 inches. Females twice as large. |
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Longevity
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15 to 30 years |
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Housing
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20 gallon tank for a female. !o for a male. |
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Substrate
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Needs three or four inches to burrow into. |
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Security |
Burrower. Needs no hide box. |
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Temperature
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80 probably best. Can edure 60 to 100. |
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Breeding |
June or July and produce 6-20 young in October or November. |
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Attitude
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Very mellow |
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Foods
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Rodents plus lizards in the wild |
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Water
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Small water bowl will suffice |
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Tough |
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Threats
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Birds and larger snakes in te wild. Parasites in
captivity. |
Prologue: Way last century

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Egyptian sand boa -- disappears under sand in seconds
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Kenyan sand boa sans sand.
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Still another specimen. A Kenyan sand boa in the hand ...
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Two seconds after hitting the sand this guy dove for cover.
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Kenyan sand boa trying to hide in shallow sand..
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He can't hide here.
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Very attractive Kenyan sand boa.
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Little over a foot long.
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Small Kenyan sand boa trying to make a run for it.
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There's eight of them.
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Same guy.
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Iowa-bred Kenyan sand boa, just shed. One of 10.
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Rest of the batch ready to go.
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18 to 20-inch female Kenyan sand boa.
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