House 2 Balls together?

I have a 4 x 2 enclosure for the older guy, with humidity and temp gauges on each side, digital and regular. Temp and humidity are always good and attended to if one changes. Hide spots on each side, with water souce too. He is a happy little guy and loves to come out and play. Don't worry their environments are perfect for them i have been around reptiles for years.
Here's an article from a caresheet i found. --

Once you do get another snake you need to quarantine× it from your other snake(s) for a couple of months. The new snake may be diseased or parasitized and you wouldn't want it to infect your healthy animals. Once you quarantine, it's OK to put snakes in the same cage assuming: they are of the same species (Ball Python, Python regius), they are similar sized, and the cage provides ample room and hide boxes. I strongly caution against putting other types of snake together in the same cage. Other species snakes may have care requirements and different types of disease/infection that your Ball Python's immune system cannot handle. You will want to separate them at feeding time.

That's from the kingsnake caresheet for others information:

http://www.kingsnake.com/ballpythonguide/

Can you please provide a link to that caresheet?

Edit- Connie's too fast.

Anyone know the last time that caresheet was updated?

i would say 100% of the people on this site who actually know what they are talking about, dont house any snakes together.

i used to keep mine together. But then, just as someone said, they both got sick. yikes! they've been separated ever since. good luck with whatever you choose! (You'll have more luck if you separate them though.) :gj:

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Can you please provide a link to that caresheet?

Edit- Connie's too fast.

Anyone know the last time that caresheet was updated?

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I was just checking that out Robin...

you have been around them for years???

Then why such a noob question? You should already know it is unhealthy to keep ball pythons togethter. You should also know that keeping burms and balls together is foolish.

I could have pulled up any care sheet on ball pythons husbandry also (old and new btw...).

I wanted to know your temps and what you are housing them in and pics if you have any.

Please no more replies from you, everyone else is very helpful, but not your remarks.

OK - is the only reason you want to house together is because you think that they desire companionship? Because they don't. Or is it because you're trying to save space? If that's the reason - consider housing separately in tubs. If it's to save money - then I'd recommend that you not get a second snake.

Other than that - there's really no good reason to house two ball pythons together.

Simple put Mike, there is no reason to house the snakes together, as it isn't beneficial for them; but is more for the keepers benefit.

People argue that they can be found together in the wild, but aside from what people, say, (with out any hard evidence, as ball pythons have NOT been thoroughly researched) something is very true.

They are not social animals, they do not have a social ladder so to speak, or a distinct society involving recognizing other members of a group and relying on them for their mental and physical health.

The only reason people keep them together is because we anthropomorphize them with our fragile emotions and social needs. Snakes are loners, survive alone, and briefly come together to mate once a year. They don't need friends, to cuddle, play or anything we humans like to do.

Ball pythons in general greatly prefer to be in hiding 90% of the time.

Keeping them together can add stress to their lives, which is often enough to weaken their immune system, cause them to refuse food, or for unplanned breedings.

Illnesses are shared, and in rare cases, cannibalism has been documented.

I think keeping any snakes together is a very intense practice suited for those on the professional level, with rigorous indepth experience suited towards zoo keeping or other highly controlled industries.