Very weak ball python

[200xth]

It's basically a form if animal abuse/ neglect

Housing two or three BP's together is not animal abuse.

The guy has had them for 10 years. He apparently knows something about how to do it.

[albinos_rule]

Personally I would never house more than one in a single enclosure, and I feed mine more than once a month, but that is just me, and what do I know about it

[Commandokev]

​Pssst... this wasn't the OP...

That is just proof that he didn't even read the entire thread before posting. Just found a post he/she didn't agree with and went off on a tangent.

[Ballpythoncrazy]

Housing two or three BP's together is not animal abuse.

The guy has had them for 10 years. He apparently knows something about how to do it.

Just because someone has been doing something for a long time doesn't mean they know what they're doing. If you ask ANY ball python breeder (or anyone who has done any research at all before choosing to own a bp) they'll tell you that you DO NOT house bps together, unless you're purposely trying to breed them.
You say it's not animal abuse/ neglect but this post right here is proof that it is! Just because it was an accident doesn't make it excusable. If for some reason some "animal cops" (I don't know what their professional names are) were to enter his house and saw the three snakes, one being sickeningly skinny, they wouldn't just say "you look like you're doing a great job taking care of these snakes", they wouldn't just walk by, they'd seize possession of the animal and take it somewhere to get medical attention.

And as an earlier post stated, Petco/ petsmart people don't always know what they're talking about and it's easy to get bad info from them. WELL DUH. again, if he had done any research before deciding to own these bps he would know that big chain pet stores are not the place to go for anything. Not for animals not for advice not for anything. Everyone in the reptile community knows that.

http://www.rcreptiles.com/forum/about1343.html

http://www.rcreptiles.com/blog/index...all_python_in_


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[PitOnTheProwl]

Just because someone has been doing something for a long time doesn't mean they know what they're doing. If you ask ANY ball python breeder (or anyone who has done any research at all before choosing to own a bp) they'll tell you that you DO NOT house bps together, unless you're purposely trying to breed them.
You say it's not animal abuse/ neglect but this post right here is proof that it is! Just because it was an accident doesn't make it excusable. If for some reason some "animal cops" (I don't know what their professional names are) were to enter his house and saw the three snakes, one being sickeningly skinny, they wouldn't just say "you look like you're doing a great job taking care of these snakes", they wouldn't just walk by, they'd seize possession of the animal and take it somewhere to get medical attention.

And as an earlier post stated, Petco/ petsmart people don't always know what they're talking about and it's easy to get bad info from them. WELL DUH. again, if he had done any research before deciding to own these bps he would know that big chain pet stores are not the place to go for anything. Not for animals not for advice not for anything. Everyone in the reptile community knows that.

http://www.rcreptiles.com/forum/about1343.html

http://www.rcreptiles.com/blog/index...all_python_in_


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You speak big about a subject that you have only read about, and I commend the fact that you are trying to broaden your knowledge.
BUT you are only regurgitating what you have read.
Do we recommend you house balls or any other snake together? No.
Can they be housed together successfully? Yes they can.
So before you decide to speak for "ALL" of us that are breeders please don't put words in my mouth.
Thank you.

[Eric Alan]

...before you decide to speak for "ALL" of us that are breeds, please don't put words in my mouth...

Pardon my light-heartedness, but this typo (or not?) is priceless. Those of us that are breeds... from a PitOnTheProwl... that right there is funny!

[PitOnTheProwl]

Pardon my light-heartedness, but this typo (or not?) is priceless. Those of us that are breeds... from a PitOnTheProwl... that right there is funny!

Dont know what you are speaking of sir.

[200xth]

Just because someone has been doing something for a long time doesn't mean they know what they're doing. If you ask ANY ball python breeder (or anyone who has done any research at all before choosing to own a bp) they'll tell you that you DO NOT house bps together, unless you're purposely trying to breed them.
You say it's not animal abuse/ neglect but this post right here is proof that it is! Just because it was an accident doesn't make it excusable. If for some reason some "animal cops" (I don't know what their professional names are) were to enter his house and saw the three snakes, one being sickeningly skinny, they wouldn't just say "you look like you're doing a great job taking care of these snakes", they wouldn't just walk by, they'd seize possession of the animal and take it somewhere to get medical attention.

And as an earlier post stated, Petco/ petsmart people don't always know what they're talking about and it's easy to get bad info from them. WELL DUH. again, if he had done any research before deciding to own these bps he would know that big chain pet stores are not the place to go for anything. Not for animals not for advice not for anything. Everyone in the reptile community knows that.

Conversely, someone who read something somewhere doesn't necessarily know what they're doing either.

I am of the belief that at some point, a person passes from the status of "crackpot doing it all wrong" to "guy who might know something about what he's doing", and that point is well before 10 years has passed.

You are going to read a lot of absolute facts about snakes and keeping snakes, and not all of them will be as absolute as you are led to believe.

[bcr229]

Pardon my light-heartedness, but this typo (or not?) is priceless. Those of us that are breeds... from a PitOnTheProwl... that right there is funny!

Hey, I'm not a breed, I'm a mutt!

[Eric Alan]

Dont know what you are speaking of sir.

I love that you left the quote I used as it was written originally and edited your own post... an honest cheater. Now, if you would've edited all versions to hide the evidence, I would've shouted conspiracy!