Why can't you put snakes together unless there ready to breed?
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
Snakes together
catanzarocritter
Mar 17, 2007 12:10 PM
Replies (1)
Sarge2004
Mar 18, 2007 07:35 AM
Snakes are solitary by nature. At the least more than one snake in the same cage can cause stress-at the most one will eat the other with size difference not much of a factor. Spreading diseases is also an issue. Two males will fight as they mature.
Feeding is a real problem with keeping more than one snake in the same cage. If you feed inside the cage, which I highly recommend, both snakes will go for the same food item. Removing a snake to feed outside the cage has many negative isues in itself as teaching large constrictors that they might eat every time they are taken out is not a good thing. And moving a large constrictor back to its cage after eating is more than dangerous. Once back in the cage the snake that just ate will be in feed mode and could attack its cage mate. Also food scent on the snake that just ate could trigger a response from the other snake(s). Bottom line: keep snakes separately. Bill.
-----
...three years ago it was just another snake cult...
The Retic is King.
Anacondas-the other Dark Side.
Afrocks-the dark side of the Dark Side.
