Input on multiple snakes in one tank.

[midtx350z]

I'd say put the two smallest two in the two 10 gallons. Babies and juvies like the enclosed space, and a 10g would fit their size better. The largest two can each have a 20g. Unless Cleo gets to Godzilla size, you shouldn't need more than a 20. My 1400g female loves her new 20L and hated the old 40g.

The two largest are Cleo (fem) and Caesar (male) though... Would that cause a problem? I guess I could look around for another 10 gal to put him in.

I'd end up with 3 10 gals and a 40 gal. I'd find a way to make everything look nice though. And they should all be happy by themselves.

[mrshawt]

Do you have a scale to measure the weight of Caesar? It's hard to judge age by length unfortunately.

If you keep the 40g, I would recommend stuffing it with fake plants and identical hides so she can feel secure.

[midtx350z]

Do you have a scale to measure the weight of Caesar? It's hard to judge age by length unfortunately.

If you keep the 40g, I would recommend stuffing it with fake plants and identical hides so she can feel secure.

I don't have a scale.

What do you think of the upside down pot that's in there. Should we change it to something else since we're going to have to get two identical hides for Cleo? It's pretty big, she can coil up in there but of course she's not being hugged by it from any side. Is there one you recommend for a snake her size?

[mrshawt]

It's hard to tell from her length. Most kitchen scales are perfect for weighing snakes in grams.
This is a really informative thread about hide sizes that are cheap.

[stargazer]

Your treatment of your animals in a 'study' and seeing a possibly dangerous fight amongst the animals and saying for the sake of the 'study' says they are virtually your test subjects and you don't care if they injure each other in the process.
In my opinion, it is on the edge of abuse. Also, what did you do with all of those eggs you received? How big was the female when she laid?

I chopped off there heads. They where only normals...

[mike fury]

i've had 2 ball pythons together since birth and now there 8 years old and huge and never had a problem they are healthy and never refused a meal

[mrshawt]

I don't have a scale.

Yo, grab them while they're hot! I have the same one, and while the instruction manual is crap, it's real easy to use.

[pavlovk1025]

Yo, grab them while they're hot! I have the same one, and while the instruction manual is crap, it's real easy to use.

Hell yeah promote them cheap thangs. I think im gonna glue a bowl onto the scale...I just got 2 monstrous females but they move the bowl around so they weigh anywhere between 1480 and 1620 grams.

[Egapal]

The OP is a great example of why this forum and many keepers stick with the blanket statement of "one snake per enclosure" I don't think anyone is saying that there are no circumstances where multiple ball pythons could be housed together successfully. The point is that people who read these posts read something like this.

Well yes ball pythons can be housed together but only when.....

Many people see the "Yes" and put the snakes together. The OP has two males and two females of various sizes. If we turned this into a poll on whether or not the OP's setup is a good one or not, I think most people are going to say this setup is bad. Now people can do what they want to do, but this is exactly why people tend to be one sided with their advice.

[midtx350z]

The OP is a great example of why this forum and many keepers stick with the blanket statement of "one snake per enclosure" I don't think anyone is saying that there are no circumstances where multiple ball pythons could be housed together successfully. The point is that people who read these posts read something like this.

Well yes ball pythons can be housed together but only when.....

Many people see the "Yes" and put the snakes together. The OP has two males and two females of various sizes. If we turned this into a poll on whether or not the OP's setup is a good one or not, I think most people are going to say this setup is bad. Now people can do what they want to do, but this is exactly why people tend to be one sided with their advice.

Thanks, I came here to get help since I'm obviously not an expert and wanted advice from pros. I need to go buy some UTH soon to put the small snakes in the 10 gal tanks.

BTW, I almost died a few hours ago. I had never eaten baby carrots before, and aparently I'm allergic to them. There was no allergy medicine to be found and I could barely swallow my own saliva. Thank god one of the technicians found prescription allegra in his truck.