>>This is one of those topics that I find very interesting. It makes me wonder sometimes if the prevailing opinions are based upon scientific facts,



Probably a bit of each, but mostly regurgitation of information (right or wrong). The problem I see with people complaining about repeating what others have said is that each and every person does not have to prove a fact. The world is not flat. Did I prove this? No. Does it mean I'm wrong? No. If I repeat it, am I incorrect or uniformed? No. It is what it is.





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>>I myself think it is much better to keep Ball Pythons seperate.



I agree.



>>With this said, I have kept snakes together and, while I am not a scientist, I have observed them intensely over time and I have never seen one snake push another from the hide or warm spot. I



So have I with no apparent ill effects. That being said, would they prefer to co-habitate or go their separate ways? In an enclosed cage, they have no choice. I have had roommates and we did successfully live together. But I'd rather not had them.



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>>Here are some other topics that kinda fall into this gray area:

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>>Five or six years ago everyone was saying only feed FT cause it SO MUCH safer cause the rat will chew the snakes eyes out. Now days many people have gotten away from FT for live with no horror stories of chewed out eyes on here because of it?



People get away from feeding FT to Ball Pythons because it's a pain. My boas ate FT with absolutely NO issues so that's what they were fed. I have (personally) seen the damage a rat can do to a snake. I still feed live to Balls because they are such crappy FT feeders and take my gamble on damage.



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>>For years many many people have said you need to lower temps for breeding in the fall. Now I hear many people believe its more a barometric factor that induces breeding. I heard the big breeder in Florida on that snake radio say its basically a waste of time to drop temps for breeding, but I go to the big breeder in Canada for breeding advice and he still says to lower temps...who is correct? Once again, there is no scientific answer here apparently.



Yeah, I hear ya on this one. I would love to see some scientific proof on this. But at the end of the day, I think there are a number of factors. While not all are needed, a combination of a couple will do the trick.



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>>People used to say to keep the humidity at like 70% all the time. Now many people keep humidity much, much lower... Trial and error? Personal preference?



I live in central FL, so they get what mother nature gives them. That works for me. But may not work for someone who lives in an area like, say Arizona.



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>>I know one thing, its not scientific fact that many people give out on here as advice - thats for sure. Think about it before you blindly take advice, even from the big breeders.



Always good words to live by - especially on a public forum. Lots of good stuff, but you have to root out the bad. That's my advice, take it or leave it! DOH!
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