Can I Keep 2 ball pythons together?

[psycho]

Ok so I want to buy a pastel but I have no place to put it at, at this time...so I was wondering if I can put it in with my normal ball python...my normal bp is in a 60 gallon tank & my lemon pastel in a tub so I think it'll be better if i put it in the 60 gal...but do you guys think there will be some problems between them two? I feed on a seperate tank but I fear that one of them will probably go off feeding...what do you guys think any advice?

[cinderbird]

to quote another post on the exact same topic (PS: search feature is your friend). Take this post with a grain of salt, but please understand why it is better for your animals to each have a home, than to have to share one. (This post was also made for someone who was already housing animals together).

NO, you should not.

it is NOT good for the animals to be housed together. There are a multitude of reasons for this, including but not limited to the following;

1. You didnt quarantine your new addition and if its carrying something, chances are your older animal has it too anything from parasites, worms, sickness and disease, (even if there arent any symptoms yet)

2. Did you get these animals sexed from a reliable source? Or are you trusting the pet store.. This means you could have two opposite genders and you have the chance that they could now breed early causing the female (if one is a female) problems and possibly killing her

3. Cannibalism is known to occur in a few documented cases involving BPs

4. If one of your animals is sick, you probably wont know which one because you cant tell their feces/urates/regurges apart

5. If one gets sick, they both get sick and now you have to spend 2x the amount of money in vet care.

6. Actions we see as "cuddling" are actually one snake dominating the other. They both may be eating fine now but how long is that going to last? The smaller one is especially at risk for stress which could lower immune levels.

housing two animals in one enclosure when they arent social isnt something novice keepers should do. Each animal should have their own space to thrive. If cost is the problem then maybe you need to take one back or rehome him until you can provide a sutible environment for any animal that comes into your home.

[DarkComeSoon]

if u cant afford a 4 dollar tub maybe u shouldnt buy a 100 dollar snake

[Inknsteel]

Can you? Yes....

Should you? NO!

You can search the back posts in this forum and you will find SEVERAL threads detailing the MANY MANY good reasons not to house multiple snakes in a single enclosure. Issues can range from stress to illness to cannibalism.

[psycho]

to quote another post on the exact same topic (PS: search feature is your friend). Take this post with a grain of salt, but please understand why it is better for your animals to each have a home, than to have to share one. (This post was also made for someone who was already housing animals together).

NO, you should not.

it is NOT good for the animals to be housed together. There are a multitude of reasons for this, including but not limited to the following;

1. You didnt quarantine your new addition and if its carrying something, chances are your older animal has it too anything from parasites, worms, sickness and disease, (even if there arent any symptoms yet)

2. Did you get these animals sexed from a reliable source? Or are you trusting the pet store.. This means you could have two opposite genders and you have the chance that they could now breed early causing the female (if one is a female) problems and possibly killing her

3. Cannibalism is known to occur in a few documented cases involving BPs

4. If one of your animals is sick, you probably wont know which one because you cant tell their feces/urates/regurges apart

5. If one gets sick, they both get sick and now you have to spend 2x the amount of money in vet care.

6. Actions we see as "cuddling" are actually one snake dominating the other. They both may be eating fine now but how long is that going to last? The smaller one is especially at risk for stress which could lower immune levels.

housing two animals in one enclosure when they arent social isnt something novice keepers should do. Each animal should have their own space to thrive. If cost is the problem then maybe you need to take one back or rehome him until you can provide a sutible environment for any animal that comes into your home.

I didn't knew all this problems could happen but thanks for the advice i'll just wait till I have a new set up.

[cinderbird]

I didn't knew all this problems could happen but thanks for the advice i'll just wait till I have a new set up.

thats why the forum is here, so people can learn

your snakes will be much happier with your decisions

[trott]

Not a great idea. Ive got a friend, whose 50 and an "old school" snake keeper. He does it and i try to convince him otherwise but he aint budgin. He's just been lucky so far. 60 gal sounds a bit large for a bp.

[cinderbird]

Not a great idea. Ive got a friend, whose 50 and an "old school" snake keeper. He does it and i try to convince him otherwise but he aint budgin. He's just been lucky so far. 60 gal sounds a bit large for a bp.

from what i have heard, a while ago, it was accepted practice to keep multiple BPs together. in the last 20-30 years how people keep these animals have changed A TON.

[trott]

from what i have heard, a while ago, it was accepted practice to keep multiple BPs together. in the last 20-30 years how people keep these animals have changed A TON.

I aggree. I've heard of "old school" method and new school used before in the hobby. We're supposed to learn and progress, right ?