Let me start off by saying I KNOW you're not supposed to cohabitate ball pythons, I'm aware that it's ill advised. Having said that, I picked up two rescues today. They're two females about 5 years old. The previous owner said that theyve been living in the same tank for about 6 months! The first thing on my to do list was to separate them after I got them home and cleaned up. But after thoroughly cleaning their tank I held them for a bit because they're new and I was excited! The entire time they were trying their hardest to get back to each other and as soon as they did they curled up together. It was almost like separation anxiety. I put them back in the same tank just to see what they would do and again, they ran (slithered) right back to each other and almost braided together before going into their hide together.

So my question is (finally) would it be okay to keep them together? The previous owner said they've never refused a meal and they seem to be very healthy to me. Their feed day is Tuesday so I will see how that goes.

Like I said in the beginning I know the rules so I'm looking for experienced opinions not criticism please!