Which snakes can be housed together?

[satomi325]

Some colubrids and other species can be housed together safely. Some species will not breed unless they have been housed together for years.

I hope Skiploader chimes in. He knows the answer to this really well.

[Anya]

Snail eating species can be housed together! When I get my keeled slug eaters they'll all live as one big happy family as soon as I know they're all healthy and eating. They are virtually harmless to one another.

[Skiploder]

Some colubrids and other species can be housed together safely. Some species will not breed unless they have been housed together for years.

I hope Skiploader chimes in. He knows the answer to this really well.

Why bother Nikki? This topic comes up every month and every month the same people chime in with the edict that NO species should be housed together and ALL snakes are solitary animals who stress when housed with another. Unfortunately, most of those chiming in have experience with a handful of species or less and should re-read the question. This information will now get carried by those who read it as gospel and the disinformation will spread.

Maybe some day people will have the self control to refrain from answering questions they do not know the answer to.

The short version is there are species that should not be co-habitated, species that can be co-habitated under the proper conditions, and some that require it in order to breed.

Any other answer is wrong. Period.

[satomi325]

Why bother Nikki? This topic comes up every month and every month the same people chime in with the edict that NO species should be housed together and ALL snakes are solitary animals who stress when housed with another. Unfortunately, most of those chiming in have experience with a handful of species or less and should re-read the question. This information will now get carried by those who read it as gospel and the disinformation will spread.

Maybe some day people will have the self control to refrain from answering questions they do not know the answer to.

The short version is there are species that should not be co-habitated, species that can be co-habitated under the proper conditions, and some that require it in order to breed.

Any other answer is wrong. Period.

You are absolutely right. It does get tiring.
Perhaps a sticky thread should be made for this topic with the listed species that can and/or require cohabitation.

[Mephibosheth1]

Start Writing Skip!! (or Satomi lol)

[rascal_rascal_99]

Like the title says, I am researching what will be my two newest pickups (KSB and a childrens python) and I keep comming across conflicting stories, some articles say that you can house multiple KSBs together and the same for childrens (obviously the two different species will be in different enclousures, I'm just asking in case I want to pick up a few more down the line), while others say its a bad idea. Is there any definitive answer as to which snakes (any not just talking about what I am picking up) can be housed together safely?

Both of the species you're asking about can be fine kept in multiple animals per cage. Obviously separate feeding is important, you also need a spare emergency cage you can set up if for some reason you do need to split them up for a period of time, just something to think ahead for and have prepared and ready if needed. All of mine (and I do work with both species) have their own individual tubs in my racks, but from about mid fall through spring, there is almost always something living together. The main reason I don't keep them housed together the entire year is just for a little easier feeding since they're already in their own tubs or if I know I have gravid females that are housed individually.

I've also read that KSBs could be housed together, it's kind of weird that the information is out there. I use to be on the fence about it, but there is a thread on the KSB that a breeder posted pictures of siblings cannibalizing each other shortly after hatching.

I only know of one case, I forget if it was Lee or Mark that had this happen a few years ago, I'm thinking it happened even pre first shed and was an extreme oddity occurance to have happen.