Do bps do well around each other?

So my second bp will arrive via fedex in the morning ( male lemon pastel so excited!!! ) I have a normal female . They have seperate tanks to live in but I was curious, if I were to handle them or have them out together would they be ok? Or should I stick to one at a time? And I should wait 5-7 days before handling my new lemon right?
thanks

Christian

You should definitely quarantine them from each other to ensure neither one is sick or ill. That would also help to ensure neither one has mites or anything else that might be transmittable to the other. Three months/90 days is what is recommended as far as quarantining and is what most people practice anytime they get a new animal or animals come into their collection. That means no shared air space (if possible, separate rooms in the house), no shared feeding/husbandry instruments (tongs, water bowls, etc.), different hides, different food (if one refuses a meal, don't offer it to the other), etc., etc. It may seem like overkill but it never hurts to be safe. After you get through the quarantine period, I don't know that I would handle them together, personally. Snakes in the wild get together for one reason, generally speaking: to breed. That said, it could and might be stressful to either one or both to be around/in close proximity to another animal. They aren't like dogs in that they aren't pack animals. They're solitary creatures by nature and for their sake, I'd say just handle them one at a time.

Quarantine is key to a healthy collection, all reptiles are very good at hiding illnesses until they are more severe and in the later stages of infection. Quarantining your new additions will ensure that any illness, mites etc will not get into your established collection.

In terms of handling, I'd handle them one at a time. Error on the side of caution and prevent any stress that could potentially be caused. When we have hatchlings and juveniles we will group them from time to time for photo shoots, but nothing more.

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Originally Posted by Orangephoner

And I should wait 5-7 days before handling my new lemon right?

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Yes, I wait longer. Typically we will setup our new additions and will not handle them (except for cleaning) until they have eaten several consecutive meals.