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I have 2 red tails that i'd like to put in the same cage so i can empty one out. I usually don't put multiple snakes in the same cage but the rescue i run is going nuts and i need new cages. One RT is male. Hes about 5 1/2 ft. probably 4 inches around. the other one is probably 3 1/2 to 4 ft and only about 2 inches around. Do you think they would be ok in the same cage? The cage is huge and i'm planning on getting several other RT's and putting them in the same cage. Just thought I'd see what size they need to be if they go in together.
thanks
Beth
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The rescue site: www.freewebs.com/okreptilerescue

I understand you are trying to do well with the rescue, but it is my opinion that you are over stocked.
I do not find it benificial at all to house two snakes together asside from breeding. The whole thing brings up far too many issues and problems. I would suggest a few things ...
First, cut back on the animals you are taking in until you get things under control.
Second, do not house multiple snakes together, especially if these are rescues as they should be quarentined (sp?).
Third, I am assuming your rescue is to take in unwanted snakes to be re-homed. If this is the case then I would suggest using space saving cages such as racks for smaller snakes and more compact cages (ie. stacks of 4'x2'x18" cages for example) for the larger snakes. Then maybe a few 6'x2' cages for any monsters you may get.
Again, I highly suggest housing them one per cage especially in the situation of rescues. You are just asking for loads of problems housing multiple rescues together.

Good luck, and if you are in the Philly Pa area and are having trouble making room for snakes send me an email and I will see if I can help out.
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- Jason F.

lol. The 2 I'm planning on putting together aren't from the rescue, they are some of a few I got before I started the rescue. We are far from overstocked right now. I am just anticipaing a lot here in the next month or so. They are both healthy as can be. I had a cage in my living room that was for a burmese, but we are about to get another burm and we've moved them to the garage (with heat and ac). the cage is 8ft tall 4ft wide and 2 ft deep. Its pleanty big for a few RT's. I would like to breed the red tails, they're absolutly beautiful. Most of the snakes we get are unwanted pets. the most regular call we get is "hey my kid wont take care of this come get it" or "my kid went to college, come get it". They're usually healthy. I rarely get anything with serious health issues. Usually they have mites but thats not a biggie. We have a quarentine (sp*) room. We have around 25 cages, and we're still building more in the garage for larger things. but like i said, i have a feeling that we're going to have a big boom here in about a month. I don't think i'll run out of cages (never have before) I'd just like to put a few in that huge cage in my livingroom. I'm trying to keep the bigger snakes in the garage and smaller things in the house, especially since my son is mobile now. I just wasn't sure if the smaller snake was big enough to go in with the larger one.
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The rescue site: www.freewebs.com/okreptilerescue

If it were me, I would just put a large female BCI in the large cage. I really see no benifits from housing the two snakes together especially since you say you have plenty of cage space. To me it is like putting your viewing pleasure before the health of the snakes. Males especially should not be housed together.
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- Jason F.

The height of a boa cage doesn't matter, it's the floor space that does. A cage that is "8ft tall 4ft wide and 2 ft deep" is not a large cage for a boa. That cage can house one boa that is 6 feet or less. Certainly it couldn't house a retic, and certainly couldn't house a "few boas", or even two boas. If you have never run out of cages see that you don't now. There is a pic around this forum of a boa that ate another boa it was housed with, not at feeding time either.

Caden

"lol. The 2 I'm planning on putting together aren't from the rescue, they are some of a few I got before I started the rescue. We are far from overstocked right now. I am just anticipaing a lot here in the next month or so. They are both healthy as can be. I had a cage in my living room that was for a burmese, but we are about to get another burm and we've moved them to the garage (with heat and ac). the cage is 8ft tall 4ft wide and 2 ft deep. Its pleanty big for a few RT's. I would like to breed the red tails, they're absolutly beautiful. Most of the snakes we get are unwanted pets. the most regular call we get is "hey my kid wont take care of this come get it" or "my kid went to college, come get it". They're usually healthy. I rarely get anything with serious health issues. Usually they have mites but thats not a biggie. We have a quarentine (sp*) room. We have around 25 cages, and we're still building more in the garage for larger things. but like i said, i have a feeling that we're going to have a big boom here in about a month. I don't think i'll run out of cages (never have before) I'd just like to put a few in that huge cage in my livingroom. I'm trying to keep the bigger snakes in the garage and smaller things in the house, especially since my son is mobile now. I just wasn't sure if the smaller snake was big enough to go in with the larger one.
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The rescue site: www.freewebs.com/okreptilerescue"