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Stress isn't that noticable, sometimes I can't really tell how stressed some of my reptiles are. But those who are very experienced can see it in a split second. But the thing is, you may have species that live in completely different parts of the country (or world, I don't really know any background information on these species) that aren't used to seeing the species that are in the enclosure with them (stress factor). There is also something called cross-disease (I don't exactly remember the word, but I think I'm pretty close to it) and a disease from one species can be passed to entirely different species and that one species can die. Also, with the Ball pythons, there is such thing as cannibalism and it has happened before with this species. I'm just trying to warn you of the stuff that can happen, so don't take this as offensive (which most people on this site do anyway).

No, gosh, I'm not offended at all, it's good that you care enough to share, and other points of view and opinions are nothing but beneficial All of the species in the tank come from the same habitat, except the anoles. All of them, except for, again, the anoles, can be found quite easily in my area (Chicago suburb) if you know where to look. It's been fourteen years since my first setup with several species, and I kept most of them for several years before that (I was a pretty responsible kid, and was lucky enough to have parents that supported me), so I'm pretty decent at detecting stress. As for cannibalism, everything stays extremely well fed to deter that, and I haven't yet had a problem