I have two ball pythons,can i put them in the same cage?
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cage ?
hubbybear672
Jul 12, 2003 07:26 PM
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bazmonkey
Jul 12, 2003 08:03 PM
I would make every effort not to. Snakes have absolutely no social abilities, and are no more comfortable with another snake than alone. Even with snakes that will tolerate each other (Many will just attack each other, or in the case of kings, eat each other), the stress of never being alone and having a competitor always within a couple feet of themselves is detrimental.
Moreover, the price difference is negligible, and it'll be easier to clean two small enclosures than one big one. Health problems will be easier to spot and diseases won't spread as easily. Individual needs of each snake can be met more thoroughly, etc.
CBred-tails
Jul 12, 2003 09:39 PM
I have 2 Bp's in the same cage and they dont't fight.there like bud's..
bazmonkey
Jul 13, 2003 04:10 PM
I didn't mean to say that they would hurt each other. I'm just saying that two snakes together can transmit disease faster, need larger (read: more expensive) enclosures, and can stress each other out.
IOW, two snakes together *could* be detrimental to the snakes. There are no ill-consequences to them being alone. It's an unnecessary risk, that's all.
josh_40
Jul 12, 2003 10:26 PM
ball pythons go good together as long as you are not puting a 5 foot in with a 17 inch baby.
hubbybear672
Jul 12, 2003 10:37 PM
well actually its a 4foot and a 2 1/2 foot ... the 4 foot is a new one.. and I know when I got the smaller one she was housed with other ball pythons and I know she's ok with others but wasnt sure about the other one He/she. Thanks for the info.
Josh06
Jul 12, 2003 10:43 PM
>>well actually its a 4foot and a 2 1/2 foot ... the 4 foot is a new one.. and I know when I got the smaller one she was housed with other ball pythons and I know she's ok with others but wasnt sure about the other one He/she. Thanks for the info.
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snkegrl
Jul 12, 2003 11:35 PM
i bought mine at the same time and they were the same size, mine don't mind each other if jacinda(my bp) is somewhere then beau(my other bp) usually goes where she is, it seems like they like to snuggle. i have 7 hiding places for them but they always go in this one cocoanut, which they both can't fit in, so the thing lifts up and their bodies are always exposed but they go in their together all the time.
its just like my two male corns, i got them at the same time and were the same size and they seem to snuggle with each other as well.
this is a picture of my 2 corns, i didn't have a picture of my bps together
