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Care Sheet - Mueller's Sand Boa

Scientific name
Gongylophis muelleri
Common names
Saharan sand Boa, Mueller's Sand Boa
Cites status
Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register!
Habitat
West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Benin, Niger, Nigeria,
Togo, Ghana, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan.
Dry savannah to adjoining wet savannahs, crepuscular and nocturnal
Size
Up to 90 cm
Life Expectancy
Over 20 years
Reproduction
Lays eggs, incubation period at 29-30C approximately 14 days.
Temperature
Ground temperature between 26-30C, natural temps up to 33C. Night down to
24C.
Humidity
60%, temporary up to 80%
Lighting
Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Natural Sunlight" or "Zoo Med ReptiSun 2.0"
Substrate
Loose, absorptive substrate Aspen, river or desert sand.
Cage Furniture
A firmly affixed water container, hiding and climbing facilities branches etc., as
this species likes to climb.
Terrarium Size
80x50x60 cm (LxWxH)
Food
Pinkie mice and rats up to medium mice.

John Gamesby

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