Posted by:
ccphoto
at Thu Jun 21 09:10:11 2012 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by ccphoto ]
Housing two together really isn't a great idea because of feeding mishaps/stress/disease transmission/etc...
If one becomes ill, the other will most definitely become ill as well. Being around another snake can cause one stress, which may stop it from eating (this is with all species generally). The last major issue is feeding. They could both strike and coil the food - then you have to pry one off and then it usually doesn't want to strike food prey anytime soon. You also run the risk of one striking the other during feeding time - then you have to pry them apart.
Keeping them together really only benefits you for space, so it has a lot of downfall to it. The only time I really keep two together is when I'm attempting breeding them. ----- Chris Chris Carille Photography http://nyexotics.blogspot.com/
[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Hide Replies ]
|