I am going to pick up two ball pythons this weekend. The owner keeps them together in a 40 gallon tank. I Was told they are male and female. Now there's a couple of red flags right there for me. first of all don't ball pythons get stressed when kept in the same tank? and second should a male and female be kept together unattended for so long? I guess the question I'm asking is would it be too much stress to remove the ball pythons and place them in separate tubs? Or is it better they get separated from each other now, even after all this time?

Thanks for the advice!