Can i do this!!??

Thinking about getting a second bp...my first is an adult male. Can I house more than one bp in the same tank?? Does it have to be another male? Is it recommend? Any advice, thanks in advance!

Do not house two snake in one enclosure together for an extended period of time outside of breeding season. Absolutely no one recommends it. :rolleyes:

No.

Niet.

Nej.

Non.

Nu.

Ne.

Nein.

Nei.

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Originally Posted by MisterKyte

Do not house two snake in one enclosure together for an extended period of time outside of breeding season. Absolutely no one recommends it. :rolleyes:

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Ok thanks I didn't think I could but wanted to make sure....but just curious why not? I thought in the wild sometimes they share rabbit holes together! Haha

Oh boy, here we go. Lol, I'm getting some popcorn.

Personally, I never would.

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I would think if they were the same size it couldn't hurt.. But I could see a dominating problem as far as hides and stuff.. Feeding would obviously have to be done outside their enclosures

I didn't know there would be a dominating issue, but common sense tells me the feeding would be have seperate...I think its weird bps can't be housed together but bigger snakes like red tails wrap around each other 3 or 4 at a time!

You can, but those who can't will hate you and berate you.

I'll make this quick with a Pros/Cons list.

Cons
-You now have to pay twice the vet bills if one of the snakes gets sick.
-You can't monitor any deification. If you find that there's some runny poop in the tank, how do you know which snake produced it?
-It just stresses them out because they are solitary critters by nature.
-Competition for resources. You'll often see BPs that are housed together laying on top of one another to get at the hot spot.
-Two males will fight with one another. Doesn't look very fun for the snakes, does it?
-Unintentional pregnancies if you have a male and a female together.
-And the worst, cannibalism. Which mind you, has no warning signs. The only warning you get is when you go to look in on their tank one day and you wonder where your other snake went.

Pros
-Well at least I have two snakes together in one tank and that looks really cool. I am so cool. I am just the coolest person ever.

It's just not a smart thing to do and there is literally no benefit outside of a keeper getting their own ego stroked so just don't do it.

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Originally Posted by MisterKyte

I'll make this quick with a Pros/Cons list.

Cons
-You now have to pay twice the vet bills if one of the snakes gets sick.
-You can't monitor any deification. If you find that there's some runny poop in the tank, how do you know which snake produced it?
-It just stresses them out because they are solitary critters by nature.
-Competition for resources. You'll often see BPs that are housed together laying on top of one another to get at the hot spot.
-Two males will fight with one another. Doesn't look very fun for the snakes, does it?
-Unintentional pregnancies if you have a male and a female together.
-And the worst, cannibalism. Which mind you, has no warning signs. The only warning you get is when you go to look in on their tank one day and you wonder where your other snake went.

Pros
-Well at least I have two snakes together in one tank and that looks really cool. I am so cool. I am just the coolest person ever.

It's just not a smart thing to do and there is literally no benefit outside of a keeper getting their own ego stroked so just don't do it.

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Yes, listen to the experts, those who have tried and failed, or not even bothered to try but know someone who couldn't do it. Pay close attention to those who know how to cruise the internet and regurgitate bullsnot posted by others who can't. NEVER try it yourself and don't EVER do anything that those who can't would frown upon should you be so brave and daring as to try.

kyte, you ever try it yourself or just one of those guys who just likes to puke what he's been spoonfed?