Which is the better hiding place for a Kenyan Sand Boa?

Question

Which would be more important, deeper substrate or a pair of caves (one on the hot side and one on the warm)?

Answer 1

You are going to want both ideally. The deep substrate is good for burrowing (which they will do) but not deep enough to cut down on the heat. I would say at least 1 hide and deeper substrate is probably fine but two hides are good for most terrestrial snakes. According to the care sheet sand boas also destroy their environment so dont get a ton of stuff in there and also dont get heavy hides for when they burrow so it doesn't injure themselves