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I was wondering if it's okay to house snakes together and, if so, until what age or size? Is it different for males and females?

Thanks,
Jessica

Its a bad idea,things can and will go wrong especially at feeding time.
They can stress each other .One Boa tends to dominate
always getting the best spot, hot or cool.
. . . . Lar M
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Boas By Klevitz
Boas By Klevitz

Back when I first got boas, I let them live together. The only reason I did this was because the female came with a much larger cage. They were both adults and I figured it was best to keep large boas in a large cage.

I'd seperate them for feeding. They never really seemed stressed. They never got aggressive with each other. Of course,..... I did have 1 problem...... About 8 months after I got them.....She had babies!!!!

Yep, I walked into the room one day and found a BUNCH of babies. I removed the babies and kept the adults seperate for a while. The male didn't seem very happy in a smaller cage.... So, eventually I put them back together again. Once again I went back to feeding them seperately and they seemed happy together. I figured the babies she had was just a "fluke" or maybe she was pregnant when I got her.

Things were GREAT for about 8 months....... Then when I came home one day..... ANOTHER LITTER OF BABIES!!!! That's when I realized that it probably wasn't a good idea to leave them together. I really didn't need more babies to feed and it took me "FOREVER" to find homes for the last ones.

I went out and bought him a cage the same size as hers. I'd like to say they were happier apart, but he always seemed to "look for her" from time to time.

Thinking back... It was breeding season, when he looked for her. The time they "got along" the best was breeding season. I just didn't know it back then. BTW I'm talking about 23 years ago and not much info was available for boas. LOL.

So, even though boas can be kept together...... It's best to keep them apart.

What about two females or two males? I wouldn't keep a male and female together except to breed but what about two baby males for a year or two? Just wondering if they would get along.

Thanks for the info!

Can work out just fine but when it doesn't, can be disastrous....

Davey Giltners 2 baby bci, each ate one mouse, then one ate the other. Both died.

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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Wow, that is horrible! How long were they housed together?

Honestly I don't know much oif the details beyond them being seperated, each fed a mouse, both back in the same cage, the smaller one eating the larger sibling, both ended up dying.

While I do honestly believe it to be a VERY rare occurance, not one I'm willing to risk.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats