Snake Cell Mates

[srozell]

Already I love this herpathingy thing so much I have decided I want to buy more snakes.

I have a couple questions I would love to have answered:
1) Does it matter if BP's are in a clear rubbermaid next to another bp in a clear rubbermaid and they can see each other? I don't really want them talking in sign language or anything to set plants to try and ambush me.

2) What size rubbermaid/Sterlite bins to people use for hatchlings?

3) What size rubbermaid/Sterlite bins do people use for Adult BPs?

[Diceman]

Yes the tubs can be next to eachother it wont matter

Not a clue on the hatchlings

I keep my adult male in a 41qt (not a sterilite or rubbermaid though)

[gncz73]

yes they can live next to each other
hatchlings can live a a shoebox size tub
and my adults live in a 41gt i think it like 33x16x6 tub

[frankykeno]

Our adults are in sterlite's that are around 36 x 18 x 6.5 if memory serves. Younger snakes are in smaller sterlites appropriate to whatever size they currently need.

As far as living in close quarters it doesn't seem to bother snakes in racks in huge collections that are currently breeding and living out their lives quite happily it seems. I've only had one snake that didn't adjust as well to the other snakes so we just had to introduce her more slowly into our collection in our little snake room. She was a wild caught adult though so perhaps just needed more time to acclimate to captivity. She's fine now however.


~~Jo~~

[elevatethis]

15 qt sterilite tubs work for me for the little ones...As far as adults, I keep them in 30qt rubbermaid tubs in the rack. For the biggest female I have, its a cozy squeeze and she's settled in just fine and eating like a pig, but I wouldn't use anything smaller, thats for sure. A lot of people use the 41 qt tubs for adults, which is more than enough room for an adult.