I just got a pair of yearling jungles that I want to house together. They are in a 55 gallon cage with plenty of hide spots,basking spots and climbing branches. The female is about a foot longer, she's 3.5 ft, and much more robust than the male. Besides possible disease spread, preferred seperation for breeding, and feeding issues (they will both be fed seperately in other containers), are there any other things to worry about? Will a smaller male be overstressed by a larger female in a very roomy enclosure? I know that it would be best to house them seperately, but how serious of risk am I really running? These are being used as display animals.
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
Jungles housed together?
ekelty
Jul 23, 2003 01:21 AM
Replies (2)
jkuroski
Jul 23, 2003 09:10 AM
Well it seems like you know all the cons, and have done a bit of homework. The only problem that I have seen with cohabitation in juvi snake is that the smaller of the two sometimes get so overstressed that it will stop eating. The more dominent of the two will always have the best hide, basking spot, etc. Forcing the lesser to live a suboptimal life. Give it a try and if you see any problems seperate them. That about all you can do.
-----
Jeff Favelle
Jul 24, 2003 08:18 PM
How many JCP's do you think you'd find in nature within a 55gal of each other?
Probably not many.
-----
