How many snakes in a cage?

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Originally Posted by BALLPYTHON

i have read in a few different books that although these are solitary animals you can house two ball pythons together.

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What are the titles and authors of the books? I thought that I already owned all of the ball python husbandry books in existance, but I guess I could have missed a few. Any help that you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

-adam

Not to change subject bu did you know Kevin McCurly is coming out with a ball python book.. Now thats gonna be nice...

Ok this post has scared me away for a few days now mainly cause I had no idea which direction this was going to head contructive (which it did) or flame war. Now I have the perfect picture that defines competition for a hide spot, before anyone wants to string me up yes these are my BP's but they are only being housed together in this pic because I had everyones enclosures torned down and ready to move. This was taken 3 days before my move from Tampa to San Antonio. Here is the pic I personaly think its a cute pick but I dont advocate keeping snakes together other than for breeding.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...77/misc023.jpg

That actually is a pretty cool pic..lol

Then i'm sure you have "The Art of Keeping Snakes" by Philippe de Vosjoli.

In the ball python section the author doesn't specifically state that ball pythons can be kept together, but he does say: remove ball pythons from the cage when feeding if kept in groups.(not a quote)

He doesnt specify what age the ball pythons in this group are but if he meant hatchlings i think he would have made it clear.

Books say alot of things.....some are right....some are wrong....some are just not clear. No matter what any book says you should always find experienced people to help you learn what is right. In school, we are not just given a book and expected to learn something. We have teachers to make sure we learn what is right and what is wrong. Many of people have kept ball pythons for years. Most have them have not written books, but instead have learned from experiences and the aid of others. I will always follow the advice of keepers such as Adam and Kara and I would hope that everyone else would choose to do the same.

If some of the very experienced keepers would like to give examples of their bad experiences with keeping multiple snakes in one enclosure, I think that would help people understand why they should not be kept together. Adam's About page on his site says that he had an accidental breeding that took place from housing multiples that really got him hooked on ball pythons. I have also read post of snakes disappearing and their cagemate looking fatter. I think the more experiences that are posted the better it will be.

ha...sorry for the ramble. I just hope everyone chooses to do what is BEST for their pets and not just SETTLE for something because it WORKS.

Keep in mind that books often have out of date information...

I have tarantula books that have the wrong genus name in them, for example.

Alot of people really arent doing anything wrong per say. They did there research, the read many care sheets off say the internet many of them said they same thing (mainly due to the fact that they are cut&pastes from another site) so they went with that care advice and have been raising an animal that appears healthy but as we all know animals can take years of abuse before they show signs. Then they stumble apon forums like this and have to start sorting thru the numerous posts pertaining to animal care or they just post a question pertaining to the animal and many times (not on this site so much) get flamed for asking a question that has been asked 100 times before (I am dealing with this in the Savannah monitor world right now). We have to remain constructive at all times or people will turn away from what we say. We also need to back up are statements. I know many people here care alot about their BPs and are passionate about there care. Much Like I am about Savannah Monitors. But remember we are here to help people not chastise them for making a mistake in our eyes.

Well said Daniel and Sean.

[QUOTE=daniel1983]Books say alot of things.....some are right....some are wrong....some are just not clear.

just another opinion ...
People say alot of things...some are right and some are wrong....some are just not clear

"No matter what any book says you should always find experienced people to help you learn what is right."

how experienced is experienced???? id have to think hard about that one.

"In school, we are not just given a book and expected to learn something. We have teachers to make sure we learn what is right and what is wrong."

not sure of which school you went to but your lucky because the one i went to they just hand you the book and say there you go.

"Many of people have kept ball pythons for years. Most have them have not written books, but instead have learned from experiences and the aid of others. I will always follow the advice of keepers such as Adam and Kara and I would hope that everyone else would choose to do the same."

choose is the operative word. just because one says they are "keepers" doesnt mean that i believe they are "keepers". just a different point of veiw from my direction. bu this is the last i post post for my own minds sake.....

edit= and just for the record, just because one says they have no opinion on the subject it is not advocating ... it is still just an opinion on the subject.