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phwyvern
at Sat Oct 29 20:43:53 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by phwyvern ]
>>thanks a lot for the input but yes i did know some of the drawbacks for housing them together...
There are lots of cons to housing together as others have pointed out, but if you keep tabs on the snakes behaviors you can successfully house multiples. I always try to house similar sizes together. I've never had a problem with housing adults together. They are all accustomed to being fed in their own feeding containers (all labled so the same snake always uses the same container). I put them all back at the same time after waiting about 5-10 minutes after the slowest of the bunch has finished its meal. Because they are accustomed to this particular routine, I have not had problems with them getting antsy or still in 'feeding mode' when put back into the main cage. I am more cautious about hatchlings though because their feeding drive and more excitable nature just calls for it. I wait a longer period of time before putting them back into their main cage. The hardest part about housing multiple hatchlings together is keeping track of who shed what skin and when... the patterns are much fainter on the sheds than the adults. lol.
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RE: because you asked - phwyvern, Sat Oct 29 20:43:53 2005