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I already have a 3 foot, 1 1/2 year old male and my friend wants to give me a 4 foot long ball python. I am unsure of the sex and of course I will quarnatine it before introducing it to my current snake. I am just concerned if they will fight, get along, etc. The cage that they will be housed in together is about 3 feet long, 2 feet wide and 1 1/2 feet deep. It's plenty of room for my male now but I am just unsure if I could house them together.
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1.0 Ball Python - Keo
1.0 Bolivian Boa - Cyn
3.0 Ferrets - Bijou, Bosco, Dew
2.0 Cats - Bocephus & Arnold
2.0 Dogs - Stewie, Bo
0.2 Rats - Gwen & XG1

Just curious.......but how do you plan on quarantining it??

Quarantine means in an enclosure seperate from existing collection.....so why not leave it in that enclosure????

I meant that when/if I get the new one...I will keep the new bp away from my current bp and boa just to make sure it has no parasites or anything to that nature. I know nothing of this new snake and neither does my friend. He got the snake about 2 years ago and it's been at his ex-girlfriends house the whole time, who knows if she knows anything about bp's at all. But what I'm really looking for is...after I make sure nothing is physically wrong with the snake and he/she has a good temperment, would it be ok to house them together? I don't know much about that, don't know if they would fight, bite, be more aggressive towards me, get stressed....I don't know. My current bp I trust completely, I can do anything with that guy and I know he won't strike at me....I dont' know...what do you think? (anyone)
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1.0 Ball Python - Keo
1.0 Bolivian Boa - Cyn
3.0 Ferrets - Bijou, Bosco, Dew
2.0 Cats - Bocephus & Arnold
2.0 Dogs - Stewie, Bo
0.2 Rats - Gwen & XG1

You're missing the point.......you are definitely taking the right measures in quarantining the bp considering you know nothing of it's history nor current husbandry, plus it's just smart husbandry anyways.....kudos to you for this..........however...you have to place the bp in a quarantine enclosure...correct?........so why not make that it's permanent enclosure??? After it's done being quarantined.....why place it in an enclosure with an established bp. Doing that could cause several ill effects for both bps........and you don't want any part of that...........jmo

Ahh, ok, now I see what you meant and now what you said the first time makes sense to me. What I do know about the other bp is it is currently housed in a 40 gallon tank, as of right now I don't have room for anything like that. That's why I was curious about housing them together. But I understand what you mean about giving an established snake something else to worry about....seeing how my current bp hasn't eaten in 3 months...probably not a good idea anyway. I've done more thinking about the "adoption" and I think I'm going to decline. Thanks for your posts.
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1.0 Ball Python - Keo
1.0 Bolivian Boa - Cyn
3.0 Ferrets - Bijou, Bosco, Dew
2.0 Cats - Bocephus & Arnold
2.0 Dogs - Stewie, Bo
0.2 Rats - Gwen & XG1

Do a forum search on housing snakes together while you start saving for a seperate cage.
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Personally I keep my adults separate. That way they can be monitored individually (who eats what and when, sheds, poops etc.) After you quarantine you could try housing them together but watch closely of any signs of stress. If you notice a once docile snake start nipping at you, taking a defensive posture, or constantly looking for a way out of the cage, then separate them ASAP.