Three snakes in one enclosure any thoughts?

[Daigga]

I said in my previous posts that I am going to get more hiding and a bowl set up but it seems as though all of you are making mountains out of mole hills. I have my opinion and you have yours. As I said in my other posts as well I do not want to keep them all in there I want to move them into a rack stand. But I'm sure you didn't read that part. And believe me I do care about everything for these animals and I wouldn't do anything to harm them. And you are wrong that they are not social my snakes love to be out and chill with me when I get home. And they hate to go back in because they love being held.So just put an end to all things shaming and degrading of a person's way of doing it, I am making changes when I can, to make them a little happier in my snakes home.

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It's good that you're getting more equipment, but I strongly encourage you not to doubt long standing behavioral facts just because your personal interpretation of your snakes behavior is different. Someone who is new to dogs might assume that if their new dog is staring at them constantly that it's a loving gesture, when in reality unbroken eye contact is a sign of dominance and the owner is nurturing behavior that can literally come back to bite them. The same thing is true in ball pythons; what you see as friendly behavior can actually be a sign of stress that just looks like cute or normal behavior to someone used to something totally different. Ball pythons are snakes. They are not dogs, they are not mammals, they are not people, but we still like to project our emotions and behaviors on them. They don't "cuddle" with each other, they compete for prime spots or use their bodies to pin down rivals. They don't "snuggle" their owners, they seek out warmth and security. Look into these behaviors, read up on articles written by expert keepers, and take a closer look at what your snakes are really telling you.

I don't mean to sound harsh, but it's become annoyingly common for someone to defend poor husbandry and habits by claiming that their snakes enjoy it, even when experienced keepers know those habits to be wildly dangerous.