Housing

[tantrum007]

Last night I got my 09 Mojave and I was wondering if I could eventually place him in the same cage as my normal. Both are less than 3 months old. Your expert advice would be greatly appreciated.

[mainbutter]

It's really for the best to house snakes seperately.

[Watever]

I HIGHLY recommand to not do it. I said that from my own experience.

10+ years ago, I bought a pair of ball python. I was housing them together, but feeding them out of the bin at that time. Well, I lost the female. I think she also had parasite of some sort, but the male was attacking her and she was highly stressed.

Also, if you are getting a new animal, you should put them in different room if possible. Quarantine should be. (In case one of them have parasite or anything that could infect and risk health to the other).

You can use a rubbermaid tub while in quarantine if you want. And when done, you can move to a tank if you prefer the look of a nice enclosure.

good luck !

[cinderbird]

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To quote another post on the exact same topic (PS: search feature is your friend). Take this post with a grain of salt, but please understand why it is better for your animals to each have a home, than to have to share one. (This post was also made for someone who was already housing animals together).

NO, you should not house your animals together.

it is NOT good for the animals to be housed together. There are a multitude of reasons for this, including but not limited to the following;

1. You didnt quarantine your new addition and if its carrying something, chances are your older animal has it too anything from parasites, worms, sickness and disease, (even if there arent any symptoms yet)

2. Did you get these animals sexed from a reliable source? Or are you trusting the pet store.. This means you could have two opposite genders and you have the chance that they could now breed early causing the female (if one is a female) problems and possibly killing her

3. Cannibalism is known to occur in a few documented cases involving BPs

4. If one of your animals is sick, you probably wont know which one because you cant tell their feces/urates/regurges apart

5. If one gets sick, they both get sick and now you have to spend 2x the amount of money in vet care.

6. Actions we see as "cuddling" are actually one snake dominating the other. They both may be eating fine now but how long is that going to last? The smaller one is especially at risk for stress which could lower immune levels.

housing two animals in one enclosure when they arent social isnt something novice keepers should do. Each animal should have their own space to thrive. If cost is the problem then maybe you need to take one back or rehome him until you can provide a suitable environment for any animal that comes into your home.