Two of them in that size cage for a year or even more is fine. For best breeding results they probably should be seperated by the time they are two years old and then reintroduced when fully mature for breeding. As they get bigger the likelihood of one mistakenly trying to eat the other is reduced. I have had hungry babies attempt to eat each other resulting in death. This only seems to happen right after one has fed and still smells like a rodent.

Jeff





>>Thanks! That's really helpful. I have plenty of previous snake experience so I think I should be able to handle keeping them together and keeping track of them. A couple extra questions though. These are babies I'm thinking of getting, but I might want to breed them when they are ready. Will housing them together for a year or so be detrimental to that idea? Also, how long do you think 2 baby BRB's could live in a 20 gallon tank? I'm hoping for a year or so before I move them to larger separate enclosures. Thanks!

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