Quote Originally Posted by MarkS View Post
Many people, myself included have very successfully housed multiple snakes together without any problems whatsoever, cannabalism in ball pythons is EXTREMELY rare. Why is it that everyone seems to use that as an example of why not to house animals together? I prefer not to house multiple snakes together myself, but it has NOTHING to do with cannabalism.
Although cannibalism is rare, there is a chance of it happening. I think many people just don't want to risk it, even if it's only a 1% chance of it happening. Plus, being housed together causes unnecessary stress on the snakes and I wouldn't want to put my snakes, let alone any animal, through constant stress. I think that's why many people say not to house snakes together.