Don't put them together. If you do that you are going to have to deal with eggs and that's definitely not for beginners-they take a lot of time, knowledge, and money. IMO ball pythons should not be kept together and to be honest I really don't believe there is any advantage to doing so. Tanks can be expensive with heat lamps and everything, but if that is the main problem, rats aren't exactly cheap either. If it's space/money/time whatever, go with a couple of tubs. All you should need is a heat mat under 1/3rd of the tub-and hides/water of course. Since they are adults, and you hopefully aren't planning to breed until you get some experience, you can go with 28 qt tubs (unless the female looks squashed in it). I only use my really big tubs, 41 qts for my adult breeder females so they have plenty of room to thermoregulate.
If you have any questions on tubs and how to set them up, temps, etc. just ask. There are also plenty of care sheets on this site if you look around for them.
And oh yes, quarantine!
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