Reasons to not house them together:



1. If one is larger than the other, then the smaller could end up snake food.



2. Snakes are solitary creatures and only come together for a couple of reasons:

a)to mate

b)to hibernate



Putting them together in an enclosure could stress one or both animals. Stress can have a bunch of negative effects; going off feed, become nippy and agitated and a decline in health just being a few.



3. If they are a pair, the female could become pregnant too soon in life. This could kill her if she is physically too small to lay the eggs. If she survives such an ordeal, she may become infertile and never be able to produce offspring.



4. Illness - if one snake becomes ill, then it is almost sure the other snake will catch the bug if it is contagious. And it is hard to diagnose which snake is sick with both of them in the cage.



5. Cleanliness - the enclosure will become dirty twice as fast with twice the amount of waste. If not cleaned, this can lead to some nasty virus or bacteria infecting your animals.



6. One that may or may not be so important, is that if one snake accidentaly escapes, then you may have 2 missing instead of just one.



It doesnt cost that much to get another setup for an additional animal. To me it is worth my animals health to properly house them.





Hope this helps.

Brian Baker


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Good luck and Happy Herping

Brian

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