2 snakes 1 room

ok my bp rocky is at one end of my room by the window in his nice big tank. i want to get another snake in a couple months maby get a rescue snake i dont kno i just want another 1.lol would it be ok if i had my bp rocky in 1 end of my room and another snake at the other end of my room? or would they sumhow see eachother n "try to fight." or maby not even another snake maby something like a lizard or something?

I have 8 snakes in one room. Many right next to each other. No problem.

It's not like snakes have that great of eyesight anyway!

i want a bearded dragon. would it make any difference if i had a dragon in the same room pretty close to him?

now now lets not go poking fun at those less fortunate than ourselves!

their eyesight is just fine hey YOU dont have a jacobs organ! (thats what the heat thingys called right?)

The only problem I'm aware of is quarantining the new animal for 2 months (in a separate room) to ensure there is no passage of diseases or mites. I've read a few posts of one snake getting mites and soon the entire collection (all housed in one room) had them as well. Pretty sure some mites could jump ship from a beardie and infect your snake too. Maybe those with greater experience could chime in here? :)

Absolutely quarantine. I'm anal and I Q for 3 months.. separate room if possible.

Bearded dragon.. gecko.. monitor.. snake, whatever! Keep them in the same room if it pleases you.

alexrls - The jacobson's organ is the smell sensing organ.

oops:oops:

whats the heat sensing organ called?

Not sure. I just call them heat sensing pits.. *shrug*

lol im not sure what there called either. but i know the jacobsons organ is what they stick the particles from the air on with there tongue to smell.

the jacobson's organ is located on the roof of the mouth and is used to 'smell' the air. Beardeds also have a 'third eye' located on the top of their head. they use this to sense light which triggers certain hormones in the brain....not all the benefits of the 'third eye' are know....but alot of animals have one :)

ha ha....I have been reading up on BDs....my wife and I plan on getting one sometime soon :D

A lot of agamids have third eyes. Interesting stuff.

I say for all reasons keep your herps in one room. Just remeber to quarantine. It can be horrible for those with big collections and you forgot to quarintine. *shudders*

Well, I can't think of too many people with a big collection that would 'forget' to quarantine.

Definitely always always quarantine! I don't care where the animal came from, it's very much worth it!