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Housing Retics together?
I am planning on making a enclosure that will go under my bed and will be 6 feet long, 4 feet wide and 2 feet high. I was wanting to know if I could put two retics together and they would permanently live together, perferbly male and female because I want to breed.
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If you're really planning on housing them under you bed it would be better to just make 2 separate enclosures that fit in the space. Snakes aren't like dogs that actually enjoy each other's company.
Is it possible? yes
Is it a good idea? No
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Re: Housing Retics together?
 Originally Posted by LAXGOALIE
I am planning on making a enclosure that will go under my bed and will be 6 feet long, 4 feet wide and 2 feet high. I was wanting to know if I could put two retics together and they would permanently live together, perferbly male and female because I want to breed.
What type of retics? If mainlands I can tell you I wouldn't put a full grown female in anything smaller than 8', let alone housed with another snake which I don't recommend for newer keepers anyway.
So IMO no: I don't recommend trying to house two adult retics together and would recommend getting two actual vivs for each snake.
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Re: Housing Retics together?
 Originally Posted by devildog_dk
If you're really planning on housing them under you bed it would be better to just make 2 separate enclosures that fit in the space. Snakes aren't like dogs that actually enjoy each other's company.
Is it possible? yes
Is it a good idea? No
I'm planning on making one like this. http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forum...2-bed-viv.html
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 Originally Posted by Daybreaker
What type of retics? If mainlands I can tell you I wouldn't put a full grown female in anything smaller than 8', let alone housed with another snake which I don't recommend for newer keepers anyway.
So IMO no: I don't recommend trying to house two adult retics together and would recommend getting two actual vivs for each snake.
Could two Jamps be housed together? When you say newer keepers do you mean new to reptiles or new to retics? I have kept reptiles for about 10 years and have had Burms,Boas and the list goes on and on. As far as Retics these would be my first ones.
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Re: Housing Retics together?
 Originally Posted by ExotixTowing
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That bed thing is pretty neat but the heating and cleaning looks like hard work...
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Housing snakes together is never a good idea. Plain and simple if you Can't house them seperatly only get one.
Further that size cage really isn't even large enough for a single full grown retic.
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Re: Housing Retics together?
 Originally Posted by LAXGOALIE
Could two Jamps be housed together? When you say newer keepers do you mean new to reptiles or new to retics? I have kept reptiles for about 10 years and have had Burms,Boas and the list goes on and on. As far as Retics these would be my first ones.
No, I wouldn't house any two retics together permanently - and a 6' cage still isn't enough room for two Jamp adults IMO. If you're new to cohabiting animals and have no experience with retics I'd stay away from keeping two together and get two separate enclosures.
~Angelica~
See my collection HERE
4.15 Ball Pythons
1.1 Angolan Pythons
2.2 Cali Kings_______________________0.1 SSTP Black Blood
1.1 T+ Argentine BCOs______________1.0 Snow Bull
1.3 Colombian morph BCIs___________0.1 Coastal Carpet
0.1 Hog Island BCI__________________0.1 Platinum Retic
0.1 Het Anery BCL __________________0.1 Lavender Albino Citron Retic
0.2 Central American morph BCIs_____1.0 Blonde/Caramel Retic
0.1 Pokigron Suriname BCC__________0.1 Goldenchild Retic
0.0.1 Corn
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My concern with retics would be...these are hungry, hungry snakes. My super dwarfs try to eat me every time I check their water. I would be worried that they would eat each other, lol.
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Re: Housing Retics together?
 Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion
My concern with retics would be...these are hungry, hungry snakes. My super dwarfs try to eat me every time I check their water. I would be worried that they would eat each other, lol.
Yes, I believe this because no matter how many times you're told, have proven to you, have it written really really slow, you still hang on the the mistakne notion that any two snakes housed together will eventually wind up with one fat snake.
Look up learn then thick-headed. One you should do but refuse, the other you seem to embrace.
OP, your enclosures are too small and you probably don't have enough experience.
Down the road you can give it a whirl, but for now, you probably shouldn't.
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 Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant
Housing snakes together is never a good idea. Plain and simple if you Can't house them seperatly only get one.
Wrong wrong wrong.
Can be, has been, is currently being, done.
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