2 snanks one tank

[WingedWolfPsion]

Males will fight during the breeding season. They do this by winding around one another's bodies, and throwing each other around. Fascinating to watch, but not a situation where you would want the poor loser to be forced to share space with the winner afterward. This would be very stressful for the snakes.

Other reasons NOT to do it:
If one snake becomes ill, the other is more likely to contract the same illness.

If one snake develops a problem such as a failure to defecate or urinate, or diarrhea, it can be difficult to tell which snake is having the problem.

Snakes may compete for hiding spaces and heat, forcing one snake to give up the most desireable spaces. This is unfair to the loser. It deserves better in your care than that.

Although it is extremely rare, do not think for one moment that ball pythons NEVER eat each other. I have heard a reliable eyewitness account of it happening.

If your problem is that you cannot afford another tank, and do not have space for it, then you CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER SNAKE. Stop trying to justify it, and accept it. Wait until you CAN afford a second cage, or even a small rack, before you acquire more animals.

[rabernet]

Im not ready for a clutch. I asked my breeder to sex them he said the were both males.

Mature male ball pythons battle. Ball pythons are NOT pack animals and do not seek out the "company" of another unless they are breeding.

You are forcing them into a situation from which they have no means of escape. What you see as "cuddling" is also a case of dominance for the "best" perceived spot in the tank.

I agree with Jamie - at this point, you don't have enough experience to read the subtle cues of stress in a ball python, to be able to definitively state that they're not stressed by the experience.

[TRL94]

Although it is extremely rare, do not think for one moment that ball pythons NEVER eat each other. I have heard a reliable eyewitness account of it happening.

Thats crossed my mind but I didn't think it was too possible. But I agree that is possible.

[eclipsesmommy]

i get it, one snake per tank.
but why? could they hurt eachother or do they just not like it?
seems like everyones pretty stern about it like this guys about to touch grammmas antiques or somethinn!

[jglass38]

i get it, one snake per tank.
but why? could they hurt eachother or do they just not like it?
seems like everyones pretty stern about it like this guys about to touch grammmas antiques or somethinn!

Read the thread. Please.

[eclipsesmommy]

i get it, one snake per tank.
but why? could they hurt eachother or do they just not like it?
seems like everyones pretty stern about it like this guys about to touch grammmas antiques or somethinn!

nvm everyone already answered
i had my pose screen open for a while

[TRL94]

Graphic. But WingedWolfPsion is right. They can hurt each other.

http://www.boa-constrictors.com/Bild...sgewuergt1.jpg

[rabernet]

Graphic. But WingedWolfPsion is right. They can hurt each other.

http://www.boa-constrictors.com/Bild...sgewuergt1.jpg

Here's ball python eating a ball python:

[juggalo_415]

here's ball python eating a ball python:

that's strange

[Lazarus09]

Although it is extremely rare, do not think for one moment that ball pythons NEVER eat each other. I have heard a reliable eyewitness account of it happening.

I just want to say that I've known someone who had this happen. The snakes had lived together for a year and a half with no apparent problem (probably because BPs are most active at night?). One day he came home and one snake had eaten the other. Don't take the chance.