There is not option for a comfortable lifestyle with unnecessary spending when you own burmese pythons. People that go the "cheaper" route are the people that end up on the news and give the good reptile keepers a bad rep. I see no point in housing two pythons in the same cage if there not breeding. Feeding two large pythons in the same cage would not be fun. 400 to 500 dollars is not that bad knowing that you have a quality cage and your burm is happy and safe