2 snakes/1 tank?

[Brion99]

I have a tank thats way too big and really want to start my collection and have seen some real deals (kingsnake classified is my crack) and was wondering if adding a slightly bigger female with my boy would be ok? I have 3 hides and plenty of room.

[alexmosescu17]

i dont see a problem, i had 2 ball python together for a period of time.... the can fight, get along or if they are old enough they will mate

[rabernet]

Housing ball pythons together except for breeding is not recommended. If one gets sick, they both get sick. In many instances, the presence of another will stress them out. Many times they'll be found "cuddling", when in fact they are in competition for the perceived best spot in the enclosure and one is actually being dominated by the other.

Unless you have years of experience, and are able to read subtle signs of stress, it's not recommended to house them together.

[rabernet]

Also, you would be hard pressed to find anyone who breeds that houses ball pythons together. Trust me, if it saved space AND didn't cause stress to the animals, they probably would, just based on the size of their collections and the space it could save.

But the fact that they chose not to, should tell you that it's often just novice keepers that choose to house ball pythons together, often to the detriment to the health and well being of their animals.

[DellaF]

I guess you won't be quarantining if you are gonna put them together. Not a good idea.

[Brion99]

Housing ball pythons together except for breeding is not recommended. If one gets sick, they both get sick. In many instances, the presence of another will stress them out. Many times they'll be found "cuddling", when in fact they are in competition for the perceived best spot in the enclosure and one is actually being dominated by the other.

Unless you have years of experience, and are able to read subtle signs of stress, it's not recommended to house them together.

ok, thx......it's so hard telling yourself 'they'll be another one like that later", but I'll try like hell to wait till I have a nice tub setup.

[Brion99]

I guess you won't be quarantining if you are gonna put them together. Not a good idea.

Another good point. Fair enough, that ideas dead.

Glad you guys are here....keepin noobs like me from makin dumb mistakes.

[SlitherinSisters]

Lots of great advice already. I do like Robins point, if it worked breeders would do it. That's the reason I always give for saying tubs are perfectly fine for BPs. Tubs save space and they thrive in them. If they could live together I would definitely do it just for saving that much more space.

[oliverstwist]

Ill confess: I did it with my two females for a while, as a result my mojave went off feed.

She is now on her own and feedig great and putting weight on.

I learned the hard way.

Just dont do it