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Mueller's sand boa
scientific name: Gongylophis muelleri
| Cites status: | Cites Appendix II, obligation to keep records and to register! |
| Geographical Extension: | West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan |
| Habitat: | 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 29-30°C approximately 14 days. |
| Temperature: | ground temperature between 26-30°C, local heat spots up to 33°C. Night setback to 24°C. |
| Humidity: | 60%, temporary up to 80% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). |
| Cage Furniture: | a firmly affixed water container, hiding and climbing facilities, as this species likes to climbs and does it well. |
| Terrarium Size (for long term care): | 80x50x60 cm (LxWxH) |
| food: | freshly born mice and rats |