Housing balls together?

[Skiploder]

I am going to wade back in. I think that snakes can be housed together well.

Skip I think you will agree, this is also not something done from cost saving or lack of experience. this is best left for those that have the experience to do so correctly. Skip, is it easier? cheaper? or less work?

The people I know whom do would soundly answer NO none of the above.

there are two answers here, should a beginner house two animals together... ? NO absolutely not! Is it better if a pet store does NO again.

Can a expert maintain all the correct balances and do so with the best interests of the animals in mind? Yes.

There are few hard no answers in husbandry.

I have already stated, about 1000 times, that keeping snake communally is "more" on every level - money, time and general difficulty.

The question has never been couched the way you are couching it - so do me a favor Alex and please don't couch it that way.

The statement and accompanying question is that snakes cannot be kept together - period. The question was nevershould beginners should keep two snakes together.

Then that first incorrect statement is backed by incorrect facts:

- non ophiophagus snakes or snakes that electively practice cohabitation in the wild are prone to cannibalism.
- that snakes display dominance behavior.
- that snakes do not cuddle and fight over thermoregulation zones.

Since you missed the first 1000 posts in which I voluntarily and unequivocally stated that cohabitating is more work and more money and that beginners should avoid it - feel free to petition this post to the moderators as a sticky so that no one may ever again misrepresent my position on this topic.