Having 2 BP's

[satomi325]

If you are asking if it is alright to house two balls or two snakes of different species in one enclosure, then the answer is no.
It is ok for more experienced keepers to house two balls together perhaps. But since you are asking the question, it is telling me of your inexperience.

Carpets require a basking temp that is a little lower than a ball. But in generally, they are similar. And balls generally don't like open large enclosures, while JCPs seem to thrive in larger ones as they are semi-arboreal.

Overall, I don't recommend housing two different species in one enclosure. They are not from the same region or habitat, nor are they even from the same continent.
Just an all around bad idea for transfer of potential illnesses, which can lay dormant in the animal for months before becoming active.
Not to mention mite transfer.


A nice write up from Lgray23 in regards to why not to house two ball pythons together for reasons other than breeding.

1) Cannibalism, not common, but there are DOCUMENTED cases. This alone isn't worth the risk.
2) Stress. Even the most friendly snakes get stressed out, so why cause the stress? Snakes have no want or need to be with another snake unless it's for breeding purposes. Other than that, it's just an unwanted roommate that they can't get away from.
3) Space. They will constantly try to dominate eachother for the best spots in the enclosure, even if you have multiple hides, you'll mainly see them together in one spot. People usually see this as "cuddling". It's not cuddling, they are fighting over the best spot.
4) You wake up in the morning after feeding and there's a regurgitated mouse. Which one did it?
5) One gets sick, now both are sick. That's 2X the vet bills, 2X the medications, and 2X the stress.
6) You are told the new snake you bought is the same sex as the one you already have. a year later, you find eggs in the enclosure. You have not prepared, no incubator, no space for babies, and no one to sell them to. What do you do now? The pet store/vet/person sexed them wrong.
7) Quarantine. How are you going to quarantine the new snake away from your original one? As you gain more experience, you'll find that quarantine is a NECESSITY. You could get a perfectly healthy snake, or one covered in mite eggs that hatch 3 days after you bring it home. Now both snakes have mites. Snakes also can take a long time to start showing symptoms of illness, now you got your original snake sick because you didn't quarantine.