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    As much as I can not stand wilomn's ridiculous attitude, I feel the need to add some information regarding the issue of predation between two ball pythons being housed together. The only reports of this I have ever come across outline issues with hatchlings being eaten by one another and it isn't something that happens (or at least documented) with enough regularity for people to be constantly worried about it.

    That aside,
    I do not advocate cohabitation with ball pythons, but if I were to try it I would use females only, of at least 350g in size. This avoids issues with premature copulation and male sparring. At 350g in size they should not longer be interested in consuming one another, so that would rule out predation.

    I don't really see a point to cohabitation beyond only having one setup for multiple animals. I personally keep all my snakes separate unless breeding them; It makes sense to keep them apart for many reasons (keeping records, preventing spread of illness, preventing issues with unwanted breeding, preventing issues with male sparring). I am also someone who likes to quarantine new animals and have saved myself from a lot of issues because of this practice. I like to remove as much chance from my herp keeping as possible and allow for as much control over the state of my collection as I can. I find it easier to manage them this way.

    wilomn,
    I find your approach to be really silly. You are trying to make a valid point(s) but your attitude and presentation is such that you are not doing so effectively. If you want to sway the minds of others, try providing the same proof you expect them to provide you with. Your time spent in the hobby doesn't make your methods right (even if they work for you). If you want others to explore the methods you have found success in over the years, you are going to have to be open and willing to share your experience in detail with the community. We could all be losing out because you are unwilling to put some effort in your posts. On the other hand, you could simply be a pompus jerk who thinks he knows it all and is even more stubborn than all those folks who provide reasons and explination as to why they don't see eye to eye with him. I mean, you leave a lot of room to assume.

    Do yourself and the community a favor and explain your methods, show us some photos of how you accomplished this successfully, and stop shaking a stick from your porch.
    Last edited by TJ_Burton; 02-05-2013 at 02:14 PM.
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