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duffy
at Wed Jun 7 12:34:40 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by duffy ]
If you house two females of similar size together you are eliminating some, but not all, of the risks of cohabitation. You would still need to be more watchful (and hopefully more experienced) than if each snake had its own cage. In fact, I have 12 snakes in 11 cages. Two female corns are kept in a 55 gallon aquarium. There you go...I break the very rule that I so often drill people on. Let me tell you...These 2 are healthy females who never refuse a meal and never regurge. FIRST sign of ANY problem and they would have been separated ASAP. Most of the people who ask the cohabitation question are, in fact, beginners. And I REALLY feel that beginners need not push their luck on this issue. Too many of them will not recognize a problem until it is a BIG problem. All that said, ALL of Jimmy's (Draybar's) reasons AGAINST cohabitation are correct, and one snake per cage is the best rule of thumb. ( I call them "Jimmy's" reasons because of the thoughtful, excellent post which he has saved to cut and paste over & over again when this issue comes up). Duffy
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RE: How young is too young? - duffy, Wed Jun 7 12:34:40 2006