Why not to cohabitate any snake

[Skiploder]

Hey man I didn't make my return back to this board and post this to be bashed on. There are more unexperienced keepers than there are you. I believe cohabitation could work, with the proper experience and knowledge on what to do. Zoos do it all the time and have very healthy animals, but there are a lot of people that lack the experience to put two in the same habitat. I am sorry that you feel insulted by this, but look at it from someones stand point that does not have the knowledge... A saying that someone said the other day... Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. But in my experience and all the research I have done I do not feel that any thing should be kept together except for the sole purpose of mating. One of my biggest reasons. If I have a snake that is sick and I am not sure which one and the vet needs a stole sample how do I know who just pooped unless I have to money to have both snakes looked at at the same time, or just sitting there watching them poop than yeah.

Not bashing. You called out people who cohabitate. You used this example as why to not cohabitate.

I cohabitate. You called out what I do. I'm vocal about it.

It's a bad example and the wrong conclusion to draw from this incident.

Your poop sample example is flawed also. I've covered it before, as have other experienced keepers who cohabitate.

For the record, I don't recommend cohabitation...my disclaimer is that it shouldn't be practice by everyone and with select species.

What I do recommend is that people don't bash something they don't do. I also recommend that people apply logic and experience to their advice.

I recommend that people who can barely crap out the rent, who can't afford vet care, who can't afford proper husbandry tools refrain from buying snakes.

...and that people stick to talking about what they have direct experience with.

How much experience do you have with a wide variety of species? How much cohabitation have you practiced? How many cases of spontaneous disease have you encountered in your established collection? What are your quarantine practices? Can you name species that are known to cohabitate peacefully and also which species are next to impossible to breed unless you cohabitate them year round?

You want to have a valid voice on this topic, let everyone know your expertise on it. You already stated you don't cohabitate. As far as I'm concerned, you don't get to weigh in with any legitimacy.

Now if you want to draw this as an example on the danger of packing a lot of snakes together and placing them in a stressful situation...I'm behind you 100%. But do not apply this act of utter stupidity to the responsible practice of keeping snakes together. Do not attempt to use this dumb incident as a rallying point to shame people who cohabitate.

Unless you can speak with any authority on the subject. If you can, I'll gladly listen.