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j3nnay
at Tue Mar 11 09:42:45 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by j3nnay ]
Oops, hit post too soon.
Most people house their balls singly because they keep them in tubs or very simple setups. In a simple setup with just a hide or two, one heat source, one water bowl, or in a tub setup, there is not enough room or hiding places for the snakes to do well together.
With ball pythons, you can house them together, BUT you need to make sure that there is enough resources (hides, heat, etc) in the cage that they don't feel like they are competing for them. This usually means a couple heat sources/basking sites, 3 or more hides, and a cage big enough to accomodate all of that. With babies, it's not too big a deal, but a cage big enough for adult sized hides/water bowl/heat sources?
Even if it does seem like you're giving them everything you think they need, they may still get stressed out and refuse to eat, meaning that your 'perfect' setup isn't all that perfect after all.
It ends up being a lot of work, time, and eventually money for two snakes that could be housed happily, easily, and relatively cheaply if they were just housed seperately.
And of course, with multiple snakes in the cage you are always going to have to seperate them to feed them.
~jenny
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wasn't done! - j3nnay, Tue Mar 11 09:42:45 2008