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I have recently placed my 2 males together in one big tank. ! male is 1.5 years old the other 2.5 years. I use newspaper for substrate but also have some cage furniture both were housed sepreratly for the first year or so in my possesion and had never noticed this behaviour before. But now when kept together they seem to try and mark there own territories and put white smears of defecation on everything, including the hideboxes and plants.

Has anyone else ever noticed this?
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1.1 Columbian common boas (Zeus, Athena)
0.1 BCI 50% het albino salmon (Aprodite)
1.1 Corn snakes (Appolo, Boreas)
0.1 King snake tri striped cal morph (Helios)

That's because they are now both sexually mature. If you really want to house them together, keep a close eye on them - it's breeding season and they might try to fight. They are probably marking their territory - if there are not enough good hiding spots or enough cage space for them to get away from each, one of them might get stressed out.
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Lauren Madar
www.ophidiagems.com
1.1 Hog Island Boas
1.1 Hypo BCI
0.1 Sorong-type GTP
1.0 Normal Ball Python
1.1 Surinam BCC

It is not safe to house two boas together, even a male and female pair except at breeding time. They could fight, they could hurt each other, one could even eat the other. If one gets sick, they both will, you won't know how to keep records either, you won't know which one did what. Are there any adult females within smelling distance? It is breeding season. Both those males are old enough to breed. They could be competing for females, not just territory.

Caden