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I'm beginner Amazon Tree Boa keeper. May I keep group Amazon Tree Boas in one cage? Is it possible that one Amazon Tree Boa is aggressive to another tree boa or may eat another snake?

Not a good idea to EVER keep more than one snake in the same cage (except during breeding)... no matter what species it is. This is quoted from another forum by moderator Admanteus.

* Snakes by nature are shy solitary animals,forcing them to be confined together creates stress.And stress leads to many health issues,such as feeding problems and regurgitation.

* Yes they will eventually mate the problem is males are sexually mature before females are, and the results often lead to egg binding and death,or a reduced life span.

* It also makes feeding harder, and keeping records such as sheds and defecation. And it makes it harder to track health. for example if you find a regurgitated meal or blood in the cage,How would you know which snake it came from?

* Cohabitation also leads to cross contamination of parasites and pathogens.

The list or reasons and arguments of why not to cohabitate snakes goes on and on.

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