Thought This Was Too Cute

[Egapal]

I have done research on co-ihabiting and cannibalization of Bp's and every care sheet and documentation i have looked at or read through says it is possible to keep them together although coihabiting is not always recommended. also everything i have read on cannibalism has been linked to under-feeding or feeding a snake food that is not adaquitly sized or feeding 2 snakes in the same cage.

I thought you said you had never heard of it?

ok ill keep that in mind. ive never heard of ball pythons canabalizing each other though

my snakes eat 3 fat good sized rats every week (according to the snakes size), are always seperated in feeder tubs which are alos kept at 75-80 degrees. but still within view of each other at feeding time.

That seams like you are overfeeding them.

i never feed them in the main tub because i do not want them to get aggressive if i reach in to touch them

Many people consider cage aggression, at least in BP's to be a myth.

TO EACH HIS OWN--- not all snake owners are the same and i would not do this with any other ball pythons unless i had real reason to belive the health of my snakes depended on it. I would rather risk these 2 co-inhabiting a very large tub rather than each of them starving which is what they do when seperated. i also have plenty to invest in vet bills should health issues ever arise

You said that your reason was that when you separated them they stopped eating. Since I have never seen any research showing that BP's bond in such a way it seams far more likely that there was a husbandry issue with the new setups or that the snake was on a fast from being overfed or just the time of the year. BP's are notorious for fasting. I don't see any evidence to support your causal link.

None of you own these 2 snakes so you can not possibly know exactly how they act when it comes to being seperated or together... its not pleasant

This is just flat out wrong. Its possible to make educated assumptions based on the body of knowledge concerning the multitude of other BP kept in captivity. Its unlikely in the extreme that yours are that different from every other BP.

I AM BY NO MEANS SAYING I AM AN EXPERT BUT I AM AWARE OF THE RISKS AND HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH.... IM NOT A NEGLAGENT PERSON RANDOMLY THROWING THEM TOGETHER.

No one is calling you a neglagent person. We are all just trying to help. Please try not to take anyones posts as personal attacks. They aren't. We all have snakes that we love and care for as well. Sorry for the follow up post JLC but I have said my piece now and I will leave it at that.