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CK SandBoas
07-24-12, 12:42 PM
Here are a few photos of some of my brand new litter taking their first meal!
As i'm typing this, 13 have eaten, and i still have 3 to offer meals to.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/crisscris/Decorated%20images/027-4.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/crisscris/Decorated%20images/030-3.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee6/crisscris/Decorated%20images/025-4.jpg
snake man12
07-24-12, 01:01 PM
Those sand boas are so cute, I may have to get one soon
Jendee
07-24-12, 02:04 PM
When were they born? How many day since first shed?
CK SandBoas
07-24-12, 02:09 PM
They were born on July 7th, and the last 3 shed last night.
Jendee
07-24-12, 02:42 PM
I have bcis but when my baby Boas are born there are always a few stragglers. I usually don't both them at all until a wk after they shed I drop it in before bed by morning its gone. Reptiles are more active at night and feel safer to look around. Looks like you move um to feed them. I would feed um in there tub and I always start them on live until they are striking confidently then u I go to frozen. Sorry I don't do sand and can't give first hand experience :/
CK SandBoas
07-24-12, 03:08 PM
Thank you for the advice, but I have done this before, and it has worked for me for every litter i've had. If need be, i do have access to live prey.
DragonsEye
07-24-12, 03:19 PM
Wow, those pinkies look like such a huge meal for such lil things!
CK SandBoas
07-24-12, 03:25 PM
Wow, those pinkies look like such a huge meal for such lil things!

Extra- small pinkies, for extra small sand boas:D
Juicykirstie
07-24-12, 03:37 PM
They are *so* adorable! Do you sell them? =)
CK SandBoas
07-24-12, 03:39 PM
They are *so* adorable! Do you sell them? =)

This litter is pretty much already spoken for, i had a list going for these babies this past winter, so besides the one i'm keeping for myself, all the others pretty much have homes, as soon as i feel they're ready to go :)
Anyankasgeckos
07-24-12, 04:52 PM
D'aww! Love them!

Are you breeding this pair next year and taking a list?
CK SandBoas
07-24-12, 05:00 PM
D'aww! Love them!

Are you breeding this pair next year and taking a list?

I think i might take a year off from breeding, give my female a much deserved break so she can recoup, and put on weight
Drgnfly2265
07-24-12, 05:45 PM
That is awsome! I was wondering what a snake that small would eat. It's hard to imagine the tiny snake eating something that is that much bigger than it. How long do you normaly wait to give them their first meal? Is the pinkie alive?
CK SandBoas
07-24-12, 05:57 PM
I wait until they all have their first shed, and then i offer meals. These are f/t extra small pinky's. Some people think it's better to offer live prey to neonate and hatchling snakes, but i have had no problem getting my litters started immediately on F/T, so i stick with what works for my babies :)