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hello i need a care sheet for a rough scaled sand boa
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Common Name: Boa - Rough Scaled Sand

Other Common Names: none listed

Scientific Name: Eryx conicus (Full Taxonomy)

Group: Boa

Origin or Range: Middle East

Relative Size: Smaller Than Average
(as compared to other snakes)

Average Lifespan: 20 year(s)

Compatibility: Average
(as compared to other snakes)

Category: Reptiles » Snakes
Animal Description: The Rough Scaled Sand Boa is a moderately small, burrowing snake from the Indian subcontinent.
The hermit of the snake world, the Rough Scaled Sand Boa spends most of its time burrowed into the soil in which it lives. They usually are found on arid grasslands. When hunting, they remain underground, allowing only their eyes and nostrils to venture to the surface. When unsuspecting prey ventures near, they seize the animal and kill it by constriction. In the wild, the Rough Scaled Sand Boa feeds primarily on small rodents and lizards. In very dry or very cold weather, the Rough Scaled Sand Boa often becomes dormant. Some specimens of Rough Scaled Boas are quite aggressive, although most snakes are generally docile if handled correctly and frequently.
Rough Scaled Sand Boas reach an average of around two feet in length. The scales on the Rough Scaled Sand Boa are heavily keeled, or ridged, which is what gives the animal its name. The Rough Scaled's body is a shade of tan or grey dorsally and patterned with brown or reddish brown markings that connect forming a kind of zig-zag stripe down the back.
The Rough Scaled Sand Boa can be found from Afghanistan and Iran throughout Pakistan and southern India. They were once often imported to Europe and the United States in great numbers, primarily for the pet trade. Rough Scaled Sand Boas available today are more likely captive bred than wild caught.
Specific Care Information: Relative Care Ease: Relatively Easy Rough Scaled Boas do well in a 20-gallon-long terrarium that is kept between 80 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, with a basking area 90 to 95 degrees. At night the temperature should drop to about 70 degrees. They need to have 2 to 3 inches of substrate such as sand or aspen shavings to burrow in.
Breeding and Propagation: Relative Breeding Ease: AverageRough Scaled Sand Boas can breed between three and four years of age. The females give birth to live young, usually between four and thirteen at a time. The Rough Scaled Sand Boas generally breed between the months of February and April.
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Thank for that ive jsu bought 2 rough scaled boas - jsut what i needed!
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