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you can house 0 together. they need their own enclosures ideally. snakes are solitary animals. it stresses your bp's and they start to compete for best places in regard to temps and security. it doesn't matter if they were raised together or whatnot. the only time they should be put in the same enclosure in captivity is during the breeding season for a limited amount of time.

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Originally Posted by TheAudOne

While I have everyone on this page, how many ball pythons could you house together, right now I have my 2 in a 55 gallon. Shilo is 4 foot and Willow is 3 foot. I call them boy and girl but I have yet to get them sexed. :oops:

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You really shouldn't house more than one ball python in any given enclosure. While they may certainly survive in such an environment, if you truly want them to thrive, then they each need their own home.

Snakes in general, and ball pythons in particular, are "loners." They live alone in the wild. They hunt alone. They sleep alone. They come together only briefly strictly for mating purposes and then go their separate ways. BP's that are forced to share their home with another will have to compete for the favored spots for security and temperature regulation and may have to tolerate another snake's dominating behavior.

alright you all thank you very much for helping a newbie :)