Thought This Was Too Cute

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Originally Posted by LonelyGhost

Inknsteel: there was and is no reason for your rudeness. there is really no need for having to refute a negative rep because once again we all have our opinions and in my opinion you did not handle that kindly. I bad rep'd you because of the rudeness you showed me. Everyone else portrayed their opinions in very civil and kind manners. My snakes have since been seperated and seem to be doing ok in tubs side by side which you would have known if you actually read a few post up

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Seems more likely to me that you were upset in the heat of the moment of the thread and you decided to neg rep me because I didn't agree with your views that your snakes feel emotions or that they're happy or cuddling... I think if you go back and reread my original post with a cool head, you will find there was nothing rude or personally attacking you anywhere in my post. In fact, I find that post to be well worded and educational. Only when I try to help someone and see negative rep because of it do I feel offended or put any "emotion" into my posts, which you should be able to detect from the tone of my last post here. I'm done with your thread at this point, but if you feel the offended or attacked by my first post in any way, I apologize and feel free to bring it up with me in PM if you have a problem with me...

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Originally Posted by LonelyGhost

i know i said i wasnt gonna reply anymore but i decided last night to try the seperate tubs again.

I had to clear off my whole shelf but i managed to get a 50 quart tub for tinkerbell and then i got one of those Reptile Critter Keeper cages for tangerine ( Large is 18" L x 12" W x 7" H)

so now they are sperated in those 2 tubs/containers but of course their cages are side by side so they can see each other like before... we will see how feeding time goes on sunday when they are sheduled to be fed their rat(s)... i hope this works and that they will eat

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Good for you for seperating :D Now you will have happy snakes without the risk of cannibalism. You can of course still take them out together to take cute pictures :P

There is just such a huge size difference to the two you have so it is a bit riskier than housing two same size snakes together.

It's really easy to anthropomorphisize pets. I've caught myself doing it with my cats on a fairly regular basis, actually. When it comes to reptiles, though, their brains are simply not capable of emotions in the same way that ours are. Our brains are more highly evolved and go beyond basic survival instincts.

The "cuddling" and "snuggling" that a lot of people like to attribute to their snakes is misunderstood body language. Believe me, in working for a pet shop I've heard dozens of stories from people commenting on how their snakes "love" one another or particular people because they do this or that. Some of them were so outlandish I had to bite my tongue before responding. In every case, it's been a misunderstanding on the part of the one viewing the situation. Snakes "cuddling" are not doing so in order to get close to their buddy. They're literally throwing their weight around in order to usurp choice hides or basking sites. It doesn't matter how large the enclosure is. There is always bound to be that perfect spot and if there is more than one snake in the enclosure, then both will vie for it once it's been found.

Glad you've separated them. Having individual enclosures is best for so many reasons. Now that they're in separate enclosures, I'd just offer food to them in those enclosures as well (unless you just prefer moving them around in order to feed). Most of the keepers here feed in their snakes' enclosures and there's no reason to believe that doing so promotes aggressive behavior. That's just one of those snippets of bad info from pet shop employees that leads to extra sales. :rolleyes: