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Hey guys I am new here. I have a male ball python; he is about 2 feet long. Two days ego I boat a young red tail boa (still eats pinkies) Right now they are both in a 65galon tank. So far they have no problems being with each other. Do you know if I will have problems down the line ones the red tail boa becomes bigger then the ball python ?

Ofcource I will feed them seperetly and they have 2 hiding spots. And some one also mentioned to me that its just posiable to maybe breed them together, is there any throuth to that ? Please answer my quastions, thank you all!

I woudn't recomend keeping them together.
You more then likely won't run into an aggression problem.
But there is a chance that your boa or python can get sick from
each other. Because they come from a different country's their bodies have the ability to combat different diseases or bacterial problems. When a bacteria is introduced that the snake cannot deal with then the results can be deadly. Example a bacteria that a boa can live it's life with inside of it's stomach may kill a ball python. And there are many ways that things can be past from one to another. And by being in the same cage they are going to come into contact with one anothers feces, which is a big one.
Seperate is always better
I hope this helps.
Josh

couldnt agree more. seperate is better.

Everything they told you on the ball python forum was true. Craig

Someone posted a pic of a young ball that had eaten its young boa cagemate.
Not saying balls like to eat boas, or that it is sure to happen, just adding to the list of reasons/examples..

-Joe
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

and i've seen pics of a boa that ate a ball python... so NO GOOD!!!!

bc