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ive decided not to sell my atb, and want him to have a chance to breed im his life, so i have a question. can i keep 2 atbs, male and female, in the same cage year round? i know most snakes tend to be canibals but are amazons? thanks for advice!

dont house any snakes together unless they are conditioned for breeding. and only then temporarily.

You can. But it will be a pain to feed.

whos advice should i take...lol?

I'd keep em separated. Not because I'm worried about the housing two snakes together crap but because its a pain to feed em together.

...crap huh? how long have you kept snakes? what if one of them get sick? if housed together, what are the odds the other will get sick too? also, how will you know which one just took a crap on the floor and is ready to eat? that helps me determine when my snakes are ready to eat. oh yeah, and feeding can be a pain too. take my advice chicken, and keep em seperate, for lots of reasons.

I've kept em long enough. People freak if you want to put two snakes together but are inbreeding the crap out of almost everything. (inbreeding is real healthy huh?) If he was asking to breed you'd tell him to put them together, how is this different? All the same risks apply but you are willing to take those risks for personal gain right? I feed once a week why do I need to worry about who pooped on the floor?

... of anyone who bred snakes without putting two together. so if i have 10 snakes should i just build one big cage and keep em all together. my snakes are on a schedule, 3 meals and then no more food until they deficate. this was suggested to me, i took the advice, and it works great. no regurge, great growth rates. do what you want with your animals. the kid asked for advice, i gave him my BEST. keep snakes healthy, keep em seperate. less chance of cross contamination by viruses, parasites, etc. not to mention cannibalism. a local zookeeper one kept a male and female chondro together at the zoo. they were not conditioned to breed, and kept toghether all the time. well, one day the girl got hungry. now they have one fat female.
how long is long enough anyway?

ok, ill just buy 2 arcrylics to house them in.
also ive been taking care of herps scince i was probably 7 or so, and i did a good job too.

why even risk it. good call, keeping them seperate.

you have your opinion I have mine. I'm not here to get into a pissing match.
Your not going to change my mind and I'm not going to change yours.

ok well agree to disagree. the guy asked my advice, i gave it to him, you called it crap. it all goood.

beautiful emeralds man! i hope to have some of those some day...