Quote Originally Posted by Shann View Post
I just can't see any way it benefits the snakes, and lots of ways it benefits the owner. I really do just want to hear your side of it.
I don't think it's beneficial or determental to the snakes. Like I said before, I have four snakes. I keep two separately and two together. They all thrive the same. The whole point of my arguement is that it's not as horrible as people assume. It's like arguing feeding live vs f/t. It's a choice. Doesn't mean it's worse or better.


Quote Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters View Post
Because we have spent years reading, listening, and helping other people with their snakes.

That's not poor husbandry, that's a risk you take when you stress these snakes. Breeders know and take the risk of RIs every breeding season.
I'm not denying that you guys have experience with ball pythons but I feel like any time someone sees two ball pythons in a terrarium together, it starts a whole thread of how horrific it is to keep two snakes together.

Now in regards to stress, in my personal experience, my snakes aren't stressed by beeing kept together. I think that term gets trown around very loosely. With breeding, there are a lot more variables in play for the snakes to get sick. Plus I'd think that putting and taking out snakes out of each other's containers would stress them a lot more, than two snakes constantly living together.

I'm not trying to argue with you guys about this whole thing. At the end of the day I'm still going to keep on of my pairs together not because I'm stubborn and trying to prove my point, but because in my experience, they seem to thrive equally whether there's one snake in the terrarium or two.

In regards to combat, I keep a male and a female together. And cannibalism isn't a common occurrence. However, if I ever feel like what I'm doing is dangerous to my pets, I'll be the first one to admit so.

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