Making sure my BP is ok

[Tutunoa]

Hi my name is Tayte and I've had my two bps for about 7 months now and they've both been fine. I've made them a large cage that they live in but my biggest one is the one I'm worried about. He has been aggressive ever since I got him and is calm every now and then so I was wondering if there is any way I could help him warm up to me faster? Also he has not eaten in a couple months and I'm quite worried but from what I've read he looks healthy so I was just hoping for some input. Thanks

[Kira]

Are they in the same cage? Housing two ball pythons together can cause stress.

[redshepherd]

You'll want to separate them. Housing them together causes stress and a variety of other risks too. It's one of the reasons why one of your ball python is not eating, and probably also one of the reasons why he's in a bad mood sometimes. Maybe you can post a couple pictures and description of your setup?

This is a good caresheet to start from: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...ius)-Caresheet

[Tutunoa]

My cage is about 4 ft wide and 6 ft tall but the lights take up a foot of the cage about. There's two a day heat lamp and night and the night heat lamp I keep on 24/7. They have two hidey holes one about halfway up and another on the bottom under the water bowl. They have a piece of wood in there that's about 4 ft tall and winds all the way up till about +6in from the lights. And how do you and an image?

[Tutunoa]

They are and I mainly had them together because that's how they were given to me. But if its a large cage does it matter or no?

[Kira]

Large cage or not, it doesn't matter. They are solitary animals and should only be together during breeding season. I recommend getting a new cage as soon as possible. I think you will definitely notice some personality changes once they are separated. As redshepherd said, they probably won't eat because of the stress of being with another snake. I wish you the best of luck and please keep us updated!

[Tutunoa]

Will do thank you so much!