Rosy boas are a much better beginner snake than green tree python and you'll probably be much happier with them

Most people are against keeping multiple snakes together because it puts the animals at risk. For example after feeding, the snakes will smell like the rodents they just consumed and if one of them is still hungry... Sometimes they'll also decide their cagemate just looks like a meal, or if you feed them together they could both go after the same rodent and you could end up with just one snake. It's safer to keep the snakes alone. The only real reason to put them together would be for breeding. If you do keep two together, they should be fed in separate containers and kept separate for 24 hours after feeding, or I've heard of some people washing the snakes before they put them back together.

A lot of people will remove the snakes from their cage and feed them in a separate container. By doing this, you can make sure that the snake doesn't accidentally ingest any substrate and also prevents the snake from becoming nippy and going into feeding mode when you reach into the cage.

A lot of breeders try to keep localities pure. If you're thinking of breeding down the road, I'd recommend purchasing an unrelated pair from the same locality. I'd recommend one of the coastal localities, they seem to be a lot tougher and are great eaters. They do, however, tend to attain larger sizes. I have 1.2 borregos and they're great. For a good care sheet and pictures of the various localities check out www.localityrosys.com .

-Alice

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