Quote Originally Posted by wilomn View Post
Have YOU ever kept more than one snake in a cage? Have YOU ever seen one snake "dominate" another when kept in the same cage? Have YOU ever seen one snake not go to the warm spot because another snake was already there?
Does visiting a shady pet store every few days count as experience? Then yes, I have seen a bunch of snakes in one cage, seen smaller snakes, dead on the bottom of a pile of ball python hatchlings kept with larger animals.

I never said that one snake will not go to an area because it's already occupied, but there is definitely some competition going on to get one up on the other snake to absorb the most heat from the lamp.

That's just my experience with multiple snakes in one cage.



I believe it was littleindiangirl who said ball pythons were NOT social. Aren't they found in large numbers inside termite mounds and anthills? How could a non-social animal live in such a way?

Where are all the facts you guys are giving out coming from?
Where are your facts?

I know you can question us, that's fine, but then tell us WHY they are all together in that termite mound? Is it overcrowded population? Breeding? Best spot perceived from predators? Best area to find rodents quickly? What time of year was it and were they in a group conserving heat and humidity?

And just so we are clear... a social animal in my mind is an animal that needs companionship from another animal of the same species to thrive and keep it's social order in a group, almost to the point of a society, being interactive with known members.