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    Mixing snakes????????

    Hi, before this is posted i just want to make sure that this is something i do NOT indend to do. It is just a curiosity that i think would make a good thead.

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    Do you or do you know anybody that keeps mixed species????

    It's just something i have thought about and often wondered if it is possible?

    I presume that sombody, somewhere has tried this and had success?????

    Any comments would be great, Thanks Kris.

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    Re: Mixing snakes????????

    I do not agree with it at all!!! But i have recently been to a reptile shop where they had mixed hots in one really big elaborate cage.

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    Re: Mixing snakes????????

    Not a good idea at all.

    Define success to you. Do you mean the snakes are happy? Do you mean that the keeper is happy? Do you want them to breed?

    If you mean that the snakes are happy, then most likely, no. Different species come from different habitats and different climates. They all need different temperatures, humidity, and enclosure sizes.

    A good keeper is happy if his/her snakes are happy. If the snakes are not happy, the keeper should not be happy. Unfortunately, some keepers do not research and therefore go ahead and make a bonehead decision of keeping different snakes in the same enclosure. They like the idea of all these pretty little snakes moving around in the pretty little cage in the living room so they can show their friends. Some keepers do their homework and still take the risk of mixing species.

    The hybrid argument has been talked about over and over again. You should do a search on BP.net for the subject. Search for mixing species, too, I'm sure there is another thread on this.
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    Re: Mixing snakes????????

    i saw a video of a guy on youtube i think his name is viperkeeper, and he has tons of hots. anyway in this one video he is feeding one of his hots, then a ball python comes out from under a hide looking for some food.

    he seems to be pretty experienced, but i really don't know why he keeps mixed species in the same enclosure.
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    Re: Mixing snakes????????

    1# Different species = Different requirements

    2# Snakes are not social animal and there is no benefit in multiple housing, however there are many issues that have been documented.

    Bottom line 1 Snake = 1 Enclosure regardless of mixing species or not
    Deborah Stewart


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    Re: Mixing snakes????????

    Quote Originally Posted by Kagez28
    i saw a video of a guy on youtube i think his name is viperkeeper, and he has tons of hots. anyway in this one video he is feeding one of his hots, then a ball python comes out from under a hide looking for some food.

    he seems to be pretty experienced, but i really don't know why he keeps mixed species in the same enclosure.
    I think that was posted up here in a thread. And yes, the guy does have a ton of different videos, with A LOT of different snakes, and just from what i've seen, that was the only hot and ball he had together. But it still was weird. I mean, well, what if he's an expert? like, "i run around africa and spend months with these snakes studying them" kinda expert.
    I would love to get him in a chat and pick his brain.

    Just thinkin and typin over here...

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    Re: Mixing snakes????????

    Quote Originally Posted by Kagez28
    i saw a video of a guy on youtube i think his name is viperkeeper, and he has tons of hots. anyway in this one video he is feeding one of his hots, then a ball python comes out from under a hide looking for some food.

    he seems to be pretty experienced, but i really don't know why he keeps mixed species in the same enclosure.
    yeah, that link was posted here. it was also mentioned that he once had the bp take a mouse out of the other snakes mouse. so, obviously, this is not good and is going to cause some problems!
    *I love this crazy, tragic, almost magic, awful, beautiful life*
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    Re: Mixing snakes????????

    He also mentioned at one point while discussing a cage containing three hots it was nice to see them eating nicely instead of biting each other as usual.



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    Re: Mixing snakes????????

    Ya I remember that guys link being posted. He was definately short on room for all the snakes he had thus he started housing some together. He was experienced but I remember watching him almost die with his puff adder.
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    he's got a puff adder? matt adores them but i don't think he would ever consider getting one! craziness!
    *I love this crazy, tragic, almost magic, awful, beautiful life*
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