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hi i just bought a new Ball python and i see that they are in groups in the petstore,,and i was wondering how long to 2, 09 babys live together until they need to be split apart?,

THANKS

Don't rely on how they are set up at a pet store. Snakes are, for the most part, solitary animals, and do best when set up individually. Some breeders keep individual clutches in a group set up until their first shed and then seperate them, others seperate them right away. Either way, once the snakes shed after hatching, which usually takes place within their first two weeks, balls should ideally be set up individually.

It's easier to keep feed/shed records, when in their own enclosure!

the record ball WAS 53 years...don't know if it's still alive or not.....so....53 years is the longest time so far .......

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