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DZBReptiles
at Tue Jan 30 07:14:56 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DZBReptiles ]
Eyes, keep doing what your doing, they will be fine. Don't get caught up in weight versus length. If they look well rounded and not skinny then they are probably fine.
As for keeping two snakes together i don't think its as much of a problem as people think. I have been keeping snakes for thirty years and have done it many atime with no problems. Infact i currently have two Borneo Short-Tails together in a 32qt. tub.
They were originaly housed in 20gl long tank, but I was unable to maintain the humidity so I moved them to a rack in seperate tubs. The smaller of the 2, both females stopped eating. So after a shed and three weeks of not feeding I put them back together and she ate right away. Infact she ate three mice that week and caught up to her sister in meals. Here is another interesting one. I have a 05 het pied male that has been off food since the end of november. since i have had him he has never used a hide. I have a 06 het albino male that went off food the last week of december and he always uses a hide. I am getting to the point. i had arranged delivery of two snakes and was to get a new rack this weekend to house them. i was unable to get the rack so i decided to put these two males together. figured neither ones eating so nothing lost. The 06 male went straight in and into the hide. No surprise, but a couple hours later though when I checked on them the 05 male was also in the hide. Now if they do not like being around other animals why would an animal that has not used a hide in the 4-5 months ive had him suddenly go in and stay in. I have read a lot of post from people who are against keeping two animals together but consider beeing isolated in a tub for hours a day with no contact with anything except yor trusty water bowl and a fake hollow rock. But hey you should seperate them at the very first chance you get. you wouldn't want them to become attached.LOL
Jeff
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RE: As promised to a few... - DZBReptiles, Tue Jan 30 07:14:56 2007