They won't die thats for sure. I would try to get them separated asap though.
Have you ever considered plastic housing? To be quite honest, Ball pythons make terrible display snakes because they (should) spend 90% of their time hiding.
This is a great guide to setting up an enclosure: http://ball-pythons.net/modules/Sect...warticle&id=40
It is cheap and easy to manage![]()