Housing snakes together isn't the worst thing in the world. I have two that are housed together (don't try to bash me, they had separate tanks till my fiancée broke one..) but to be honest they do BETTER together. It was horrible trying to get the pastel to eat, and now he's a eating machine. The one I got from petsmart was also a little annoying at feeding time but now eats every 5 days. Do I watch and monitor them all the time? Yes. Do I understand the risk, yes. I heard the same while.in tinley, the breeder I got the juvenile pastel from told.me, "I keep my younger ones together in groups of two's or three's until they're either 500 grams or a year old. And the trouble eaters seem to eat better this way" I could go on and on.. I would say I talked to this Guy for maybe 45 minutes? But he knew what worked for him and it's working for me with these two trouble eaters. Now, do.I think 6 snakes in a 100 gallon Aquarium is wrong, yes.. two of the same age and same size in a 20 or 40? No, as long as they have room and are okay together. To be honest, since I put them together about a month ago, the more scared pastel has calmed down seeing his "tankmate" being held. am I saying house all snakes together, no. But IN MY OPINION.. some snakes can do well together. And yes, around the start of the year or at tax time they're going to be separated as I am investing in a rank.