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paulbuckley
at Sat Feb 13 12:21:42 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by paulbuckley ]
i think, starting out, we've all been in this same spot - but do to group-think that runs rampant on any forum, the same ole "NEVER TOGETHER" gets knee jerked out there by folks who've read this, but who have never truly experimented with it - and those who know it can work in certain situations, dont want to say as others will immediately "correct" them. which may be for the best as newbies might make mistakes such as housing two small males together not knowing even at 400 grams, they might be of sparring size, put a new snake in unquarantined, etc.
so its best to just say never together. but that said...
i have three sisters i bought years ago. i hosed them together till they were close to breeding size, and they were inseperable. they ate and thrived beautifully. like zefin, they were in an enclosure that offered their own hides, heat spots, etc. they never seperated. even if they went to a different hide, they went together.
snakes in the wild get far more stimulation than our captive animals do. our captive animals in comparison, lead extremely dull lives. safe yes, but we'd be kidding ourselves if we think they have similiar mental stimulation. so, to my mind, the occasional visitor, or keeping three young females together (always feed seperately), gives them something - call it what you want, and it's all debatable... comfort; interest; warmth; whatever - but it makes their lives more interesting.
i keep all my snakes seperate as i'm no longer a newbie, have all my racks, can afford it, dont want to risk stressing them, passing on pathogens, etc... but i do feel good when breeding season comes along and i can send in a visitor to an animal whose life has very little stimulation.
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RE: Housing Balls - paulbuckley, Sat Feb 13 12:21:42 2010