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RE: Rattlesnakes on sand
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by Charper on January 11, 2001
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I have seen many species that normally live in sandy areas, kept on sand - Mojaves, WDB's, Sidewinders etc. The trick is to get a fine, granular sand - one that doesn't get "dusty" easily.
I know of one individual that keeps an Eastern Diamondback in a 4ft x 2ft enclosure with sand on one end and mulch on the other. As you know, the Eastern Diamondback spends much of it's life in a gopher tortoise burrow, which is dug into a white, fine grained sand. The burrow maintains a fairly high level of humidity, keeping down the level of dust. {If you drive on South Georgia roads that is made of this same sand, on a hot day, it is VERY dusty.}
The only downside of sand is that it can get between the scales and irritate the animal. I have been told that they have no problem passing it through their digestive system.
Be sure to keep a hide site in your cages to reduce captive stress.
CH
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