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wideglide
at Thu Jan 22 08:28:04 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wideglide ]
>>I must disagree with what you've read so far. First off, bp's shouldn't be housed together in the first place. They're not social creatures and putting them in the same cage can cause stress and other problems. If you want two snakes, you should plan on having two cages.
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>>Second off, a three square foot cage for two full grown bp's? That's 6-8 feet of snake stuffed into a 3sq' cage??? I don't think so. A SINGLE adult bp requires at least a 30 gallon long, but there's no way there'd be room to house two of them in any sort of healthy environment. (If you insisted on housing them together, as I know some people do.)
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>>Thirdly, just because a seller claims a snake is CB&B doesn't mean you shouldn't quarantene it. Even CB snakes get exposed to mites and other diseases and it would be foolish not to keep the two separate for a few months. And if you're keeping them separate for that long, why not just keep them that way?
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>>And fourth, (and this is my personal opinion) I think it's irresponsible to breed a pair of snakes just to see what happens, just like it would be to do so with dogs or cats. There's a LOT of responsibility involved in breeding animals, including having proper housing available for ALL the babies, feeding them those first difficult meals, taking them to the vet if they have problems, and finding them good homes.
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>>I don't yet own a ball, but love them to pieces and study them constantly in anticipation of someday having my own collection. I'm sure the more experienced people on this board could step in with better things than I have said, but I couldn't let that other post go by without comment.
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>>Just my nickle's worth...
>>Judy
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>>1.0 red cape gopher (Caesar)
I sincerely think you should freshen up on your knowledge of ball python care. It sounds as though you may need to do a little more research, especially before you give any advice to others. Check out the caresheets at the sites of the sponsors of this forum and you will learn a lot. You can never learn too much about the care of a living, breathing animal that has no choice but to live the quality of life you provide. Just think about it.
Oh yeah, this is not a bash, it's just a little advice  . If you want some help in the right direction email me.
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Rob
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I agree 100%! Karm - wideglide, Thu Jan 22 08:28:04 2004