My BP ate some aspen bedding...

[wwmjkd]

Please don't refrain,

I'd hardly call the care requirements of red tails, balls, and carpets "vaguely analogous", identical is the term i'd use. All 3 require ambient temps of 70-75 cool side, 80-85 warm side, 88-94 hotspot, and 40-60% humidity. What part of that is "vague"?

Is this reccomended for an amature snake keeper? No. Can an exierenced keeper pull it off?
Well that depends on the individual animals sex, personality, and temperment, along with making sure there is adequate space and accomodations for all inhabitants involved.

do you notice the differentials in the temperatures you just stated? ignoring for a moment how species from three different areas of the world might interact with each other in a confined space, and to say nothing of what happens should one fall ill, you've cut a pretty wide swath. regardless of the optimal husbandry parameters for each species, all snakes have individual needs and unique requirements. I have a few balls that like the cold side exclusively, some that prefer to coil atop the flexwatt. I have a boa that can't seem to make up his mind on the matter. why risk competition for space when it comes to animals that need to thermoregulate themselves?

I'm not trying to say it can't be done. perhaps you have designed a perfect enclosure that is large enough and has the appropriate temperatures to accommate the whim of each species it houses. however, I doubt it. it appears that you are cohabitating for your own convenience, not for the sake of the the animals. can it be done successfully by an experienced person? probably. but I would probably distrust that person's advice on other matters. it's not up to me to tell anyone how to keep their animals. but you asked for my opinion, and I believe I've made it clear. should the lines be too close to read between, some snakes do well cohabitating, but it's only pet stores that house boas and balls together. responsible collectors and breeders shouldn't.

I have no doubt you'll find less cordial responses if you continue to hammer your point home. either way, best of luck.

my apologies if this post contributes in any way to the quarantine I predicted earlier.

[andyroof1979]

do you notice the differentials in the temperatures you just stated? ignoring for a moment how species from three different areas of the world might interact with each other in a confined space, and to say nothing of what happens should one fall ill, you've cut a pretty wide swath. regardless of the optimal husbandry parameters for each species, all snakes have individual needs and unique requirements. I have a few balls that like the cold side exclusively, some that prefer to coil atop the flexwatt. I have a boa that can't seem to make up his mind on the matter. why risk competition for space when it comes to animals that need to thermoregulate themselves?

I'm not trying to say it can't be done. perhaps you have designed a perfect enclosure that is large enough and has the appropriate temperatures to accommate the whim of each species it houses. however, I doubt it. it appears that you are cohabitating for your own convenience, not for the sake of the the animals. can it be done successfully by an experienced person? probably. but I would probably distrust that person's advice on other matters. it's not up to me to tell anyone how to keep their animals. but you asked for my opinion, and I believe I've made it clear. should the lines be too close to read between, some snakes do well cohabitating, but it's only pet stores that house boas and balls together. responsible collectors and breeders shouldn't.

I have no doubt you'll find less cordial responses if you continue to hammer your point home. either way, best of luck.

my apologies if this post contributes in any way to the quarantine I predicted earlier.

i think everyone here has visions of a 9' boa, a 7' carpet, and a 4' ball in a little cage. the three together make about 7'