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jcherry
at Wed Dec 17 11:12:40 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jcherry ]
Siily girl,
I take it for granted that you really don't know and are asking a question for informations sake. So here is a real answer for you.
First a little background, we have been keeping, breeding and caring for herps for over 35 years. In that period of time we have seen every specie of snake eat another snake. If you think about it snakes are prefectly shaped for another snake to swallow. No shoulders etc. We had a female corn that ate the male we were trying to breed her with three years in a row. I have had boas feed on other boas, corns feed on ball pythons ( a customer had that happen three years ago with a community cage ) etc. etc. etc. In most cases it happens due to an activated feeding response when the animals are placed back in the same cage and they is the residual smell from just having fed. But some animals are just prone to that activity.
In addtion to that problem there is a real and concerning problem with the husbandry needs of your animals. If one gets sick they will both more than likely do so. etc. etc.
One other thing you need to consider when you are contemplating housing two animals together is that most snakes are not communal animals and the stress induced by keeping two animals in the same cage is easy to see many times and manifests itself in a variety of ways.
Bottom line, have all of us at one time or another had to keep more than one animal per cage? Most definetly but as a general rule for the overall well being of the respective animals it is something that should be avoided whenever possible.
Good Luck
John Cherry
Cherryville Farms
Cherryville Farms
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RE: Housing debate. - jcherry, Wed Dec 17 11:12:40 2003 