+1 Species In Rack

[Patrick Long]

Does anyone house more than one species of snake in the same rack, controlled with the same heat tape and thermostat?

[Brandon.O]

yes....

all of my boa's, balls and my cornsnake are housed in the same rack.

[Patrick Long]

And I thought I was crazy for doin that...psh.

[FloridaHogs]

yup, hoggies, corns and BP's

[Halfdawg]

I have my balls and corns in the same rack, but have to pull the corns tubs out just alittle to get them off the heat.

[Halfdawg]

And I thought I was crazy for doin that...psh.

Is that up for debate?

[littleindiangirl]

Yup, balls and short tails. Short tails just get no hot spot, and are near the floor where its cooler.

[Patrick Long]

Is that up for debate?

Not for you it aint!!!!


hahaha

[Rapture]

Depending on who you talk to, this is either a fine idea or a horrible idea... theoretically animals from different continents especially could pass disease onto each other, if one animal is immune to a certain disease that is local to one area, that another animal is not immune to... being in such close contact with each other would not be a good idea. I know this does happen in birds specifically, and I'm sure it happens with other animals. My vet recommended that I keep animals indigenous to separate continents in separate rooms. Not real sure if anything has been proven to do this in snakes, besides IBD, but the possibility is there.

[waltah!]

I use shelves instead of a rack for now, but I mix em up. I use the same size UTH and a single thermostat to control my corn and hognose. I also use a similar setup for my boa and one of my bp's. The way it's setup, the bp's warm spot is about 3 degrees higher than the boa's. It seems to work pretty well, and I use a temp gun to double check everything. When I get actual racks, I will do the same thing if I need to.