Input on multiple snakes in one tank.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

Nope. :rolleyes:

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Are there any?

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Originally Posted by wilomn

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Cuddling is actually them competing for dominance. Usually this causes the dominated snake to go off feed.

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This interests me. Can you provide your sources for this information?

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I've heard that from different breeders.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Are there any?

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Originally Posted by http://www.freewebs.com/pythonpassion/frequentlyaskedqa.htm

Q: Can two or more ball pythons be housed in the same enclosure, even if it's a large enclosure? A: No, ball pythons are not social creatures and should be housed separately. Often, one feels dominated by another cagemate and will refuse food. Often they will be observed "cuddling" together; they are not in fact cuddling, they are competing for the "best" spot in the cage. Another drawback is feeding time: you must separate them for feeding, thus moving one to another enclosure. (Please see above reasons why feeding outside of the cage is not recommended.) Yet another drawback is if you have one snake get sick; it will quickly spread to all of the snakes in the enclosure, and often it is almost impossible to determine which one is the sick snake. In extremely rare instances, ball pythons can be cannibalistic and eat their cagemate for dinner. If the two snakes are similar in size, this will effectively kill both animals.

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Originally Posted by midtx350z

I've heard that from different breeders.

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Great. Who? What were the circumstances that lead them to this conclusion?

I'm genuinely curious.

I love when we get threads like this on here. It never fails to get asked like once a month. Just do a search of the forums dude, You'll find all the info you want on this subject. there are TONS of threads about keeping snakes together and how you SHOULDN'T do it.

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Originally Posted by Lewdogg3

I love when we get threads like this on here. It never fails to get asked like once a month. Just do a search of the forums dude, You'll find all the info you want on this subject. there are TONS of threads about keeping snakes together and how you SHOULDN'T do it.

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Agreed. But then what would Wes have to argue about, and what would I have o read and be entertained.

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Originally Posted by sg1trogdor

Agreed. But then what would Wes have to argue about, and what would I have o read and be entertained.

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Yeah, but once all the arguing starts people get there feelings hurt, Infraction points start flying around and it just gets messy LOL



But you do raise a good point... What fun would it be without Wes and his posts

So, one should stop all learning once one has all the popular and accepted knowledge?

If that's what is being said, I am saddened by those saying it.

The great thing about this hobby is that there is no exact science about how to do things. I myself still firmly believe that housing one snake per enclosure is the best for the snake's health.

It eliminates many variables that may cause an animal not to thrive to the fullest. While we may not be able to prove dominance issues we can certainly eliminate it from our equation if we choose to do so.

With that said you will find many people that have housed snakes together for many years without a problem. It has its risks (illness transfer, possible dominance issues) but it can be done. Its up to the keeper to make a informed decision on what route they want to take.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

So, one should stop all learning once one has all the popular and accepted knowledge?

If that's what is being said, I am saddened by those saying it.

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That's not exactly whats being said, more so that one should search and read up on things more before jumping the gun and posting.