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I heard some people say that we can keep together in the same tank 2 males burm without problems? (like cornsnake)

I stopped keep two snakes together after one of my retics constricted his cage buddy. It may work for a while, but males will combat, especially on breeding season.

Yes but I heard from a burm breeder that males burms are like cornsnake males....

So, maybe its not the case....... I would like to know!

I do not know how any person can compare a burm to a corn snake. There behaviors are completely different. And also the concept of housing two large snakes together should be avoided at all costs. The main reason is feeding. You have two choices in regards to feeding when housing multiple snakes in an enclosure. The first is to feed in the enclosure. Ths is an extremely poor choice because of the feeding responses of the burms. If two ten foot burms both go for the smae prey item then it is going to be all you can do to separate them. THis is hazardous to yourself as well as one or both of your burms. The second choice is two feed outside the enclosure. This practice is also highly not recommended. The problem with this is the fact that you must move a large snake before feeding. He probably are smells the prey item and knows it is feeding time. Afterwards you must once again move the snake back into the enclosure. This repeated handling can cause high amounts of stress onto the snake, not to mention that if he is still hungry then his feeding response will still be hightened and he will be looking for more food. Another, point to consider is that once the snakes are both back into their enclosure, they still have the scent of the prey on them. I have personally witnessedtwo seven foot burms locked up as when one bit and tried to constrict the other one. It simply smelt the prey item on the other snake and thought it was more food. After experiencing this I quickly separated all my snakes and will never house multiple snakes in the same enclosure. No matter how you look at it there is really no good reason to house multiple snakes together. If you can't afford the separate enclosure then honastly you shuoldn't have multiple snakes. Todd

Thanks a lot!

I really like your answer and I'm happy that you share your personals experiences

I will not keep them together if one day I'll have an other burm.

Thanks!

I like the way you took Todds exceptional advice. It shows true character.

In addition to what Todd correctly pointed out in his scenarios there is a third very good reason not to house two snakes together (or more). As a general rule snakes should be kept seperate also because one snake may have a contagious ailment and infect the other. It is even possible for one snake to appear perfectly healthy yet to be a host of a viral pathogen that it may be immune to and to simply serve as a carrier of that particular disease. Like IBD. It doesn't always show in every animal exposed to it and the occasional infected animal that is immune to it may pass it on to others that are highly susceptible to it and one may never know.

>>Thanks a lot!
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>>I really like your answer and I'm happy that you share your personals experiences
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>>I will not keep them together if one day I'll have an other burm.
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>>Thanks!
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You say that feeding in the cage is bad and so is feeding outside the cage in a tub. How do you feed your snakes?

Krystle
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Krystle Treadwell
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What was asked was whether multiple snakes should or could be housed together. In response to that question I used the examples of what would be involved in feeding these snakes. No matter how you look at it, there is no good way to feed a snake when it lives with other snakes. Now, once the snakes are housed in their own enclosures I highly recommend feeding within the enclosure. Regardless of whether a snake is housed or alone or with other snakes, the same stress is put on the snake as well as the danger to yourself when feeding outside of the cage. I was just using that as an example as why not to house multiple snakes together. To clarify further I feed my snakes within their enclosures, but like I said this practice cannot be done safely with multiple snakes within the same enclosure. Todd