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Posted by jasons-jungle on March 11, 2003 at 07:47:01:
In Reply to: Re: Sand Boas kept in groups posted by kenneth on March 07, 2003 at 20:12:34:
::You heard correctly. Kenyan sand boas can be kept in groups. I'm getting HEAVILY into sand boas this year. My 1.1 pair of Kenyans are being housed together at the moment but after the breeding season I may remove the male. He's off feed right now because of breeding. If he starts feeding a little after the season i'll probably just keep him with her. I'm dedicating an entire rack system to Sand boas. By the end of next summer i hope to have a pair of Conicus, Saharan, and some kenyan morphs. Not sure if i'll keep them together but we'll see
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:I have kept kenyans for over 10 yrs and I have never had a problem housing them together. I currently maintain a trio of kenyans together with no problems whatsoever. They are separated for feeding but my male lives comfortably with a 460+gram female and a 1000+gram female. Easy and fun snakes to work with and ideal for rack set ups. Ken... just my .02 cents
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As long as they are taken apart for feeding it's not a problem. It's not a pretty site to see a Kenyan with another Kenyan inside (yes I'm talking from early personal experiences...one turned out good, one turned out very bad).
One thing I've read (and experienced) is that if you house more than one female with one male, the male will typically choose only one female as a breeding partner. I housed a trio (1.2) together for 3 years and one female never bred while the other always bred. As soon as I separated them and introduced the male to the virgin female, they bred.
Just a tip, often I need to house 2 babies together (it's hard finding rack space for 40+ babies) so when it's feeding time, I just put in a small Ziploc plastic dish (with the lid) and put one snake in there for feeding.
Hope this helps,
Jason @ Jason's Jungle
