Is it safe to have a ball living in the same enclosure as a burmese? Anyone ever do this? Pros and cons?
Thanks!
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Balls and Burms?
IanFrisch
Nov 04, 2007 07:04 PM
Replies (2)
ginebig
Nov 04, 2007 08:52 PM
NOT SAFE!! Never done it, but the difference in size is inviting possible canibalism. Not worth losing a snake over in my opinion.
Quig
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laurarfl
Nov 04, 2007 09:33 PM
Pros and cons?
Well if I really had to force myself to think of pros:
*Not having to spend money on a separate enclosure
*One less cage to clean (but cleaning it twice as much)
Cons:
*Hmm...one snake is going to definitely outgrow the other and possibly eat it, but definitely stress the smaller.
*As with housing multiple snakes of any kind, you lose the ability to determine who is having problems defecating or passing urates, regurging, etc.
My rule of thumb is that if I can't afford to house it, feed it, or take it to the vet if necessary, then I don't need to own it. I also never house different species together in the same cage...just not good herping. Snakes aren't social. Just because the care is similar doesn't exactly mean you stick them in a cage together.
