I don't know that it is that bad of an idea. It's not ideal but it's not unheard of. Take a look at any pet store (I know they are not as concerned with the well being of the snake as we are but they house multiples with few problems). Has anyone ever heard of a ball python eating another ball python of any size? Two males being housed together can cause some aggressive behavior to show dominance but I don't think it ever goes that far. I don't think 2 females together would be a problem other then spreading disease. I have seen many comfortably housed together without any problems. In fact I think they may enjoy it because they get that closed in feeling when coiled up to another. I think they prefer the feeling of closeness over just a hide box that doesn't press against them. Hopefully you have healthy snakes that are disease and parasite free to begin with. If someone is a collector of many or a breeder, they quarantine before exposing a new snake to the group. I don't think regurgitation is likely unless you have a sick animal already or if you feed them something too big or rotten. Common sense wil prevent that. I've never had a ball regurg. If you feed them outside of there normal living area, then you will be able to monitor there feeding habits and if you feed them on an alternating schedule, you'd be able to tell which one regurged as well. You could also put a divider in the tank to keep them seperate but you would need to have heat on both sides as well as room for them to escape the heat if desired. just my opinion.


>>Its a bad idea.
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>>There is stress involved, possibly sharing diseases, and the inability for you to monitor their health. How will you know who regurgitated due to the stress if they're in the same cage??
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>>Also, its well documented that snakes have no problems eating each other. Its just a bad idea all around.
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>>If you're short on space and don't think the little guy needs 50 gallons, get something smaller for him, or swap cages even, but make sure to disinfect both cages well.

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