Housing together...Housing seperate...which is better

[Johan]

Hi lovelace...Its not so much hearing recommendations..but the usual..."you cant keep them together"or "dont worry about it.its not like they will eat each other..this pairing is temporary .seeing i just got my new girl a few days ago.and only have one tank right now..but i am going to get the second tank within the next day or two..I also believe that single animal single tank is the way to go.just seeing what the majority thinks....thanks

Well one real negative is that if your new snake had a disease, your old one likely has it now too. If the new one has mites, now they both will. Secondly, they "cuddle" together because they both want the same spot, not cause they like the company. Snakes can live together but it stresses them and really only benefits the snake owners, not the snakes.

IMO all the bads to the snakes do not add up to the benefits to the owners especially since I feel it is our responsibility to give the snakes a good and healthy home. I feel people that house snakes together don't really think of the consequences or just shouldnt really be snake owners. Just because you have a snake or two doesnt make you a great keeper. My two cents