Christine,

. I think that monitoring them is the one point that very much argues against keeping them together. I keep track of which ones are getting ready to shed so when I find a shed skin in the cage I know which one it was. I have found that females caged together for several years sometimes get on coinciding shedding schedules. But, if I was to have one with a gastric problem with messy looking stools I would not be able to quickly determine which snake it was. I think BRBs are less territorial than some other more active snakes. Mine often are piled together inside the hiding spots. When I first put them together I watch to make sure that one is not dominate over the other and keeping the less dominant one from the prime hiding spots in the cage. The males are not tolerant of each other during breeding season. They do not actively or agressively fight but will push against each other and less dominant ones stay out of the hiding spots the more dominant ones are using.

Jeff



>>Thanks Jeff, that's interesting. Do you think BRBs tend to be less agressive or less territorial than some other snakes?

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>>Would there be any cons to keeping them housed together as far as monitoring goes, or do you think that's not a problem if the owner keeps a close eye on them?

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