can you put a ball phyton in the same cage as a boa

[pierrev]

can you put the phyton with boa in the same cage

[led4urhead]

No. Please read through this topic. Pay special attention to the link on the second page with pictures of just such an occurance.

http://www.ball-pythons.net/index.ph...ewtopic&t=1771


edit: the link i am talking about is on the second page of that thread posted by djnzlab.

[Shaun J]

noooooo waaay

Boas get bigger than balls and can eat them.there was a postabout a boa eating a ball somewhere here.First of all,its not even a good idea to house two balls together unless for breeding purposes.Let alone two different species!

[pierrev]

i have 2 ball phyton in the same cage on 2 years old one is 4 months never do anything wrong they sleep together

[led4urhead]

They sleep together because they only have one spot that is the correct temp they are looking for. It is definitely not reccomended that you keep two snakes in the same cage no matter the species. In my personal opinion, one snake = one cage unless you are breeding them and then you seperate them once the breeding has occurred.

[Shaun J]

that can work but sometimes if one defecates poorly(such as runny stool),how do you know who did it?

[pierrev]

well the snake i just bought that is 4 month they had 2 snakes in the same cage i have a friend who has too big snakes in one big cage and they are 2 big full grown snake .. so why can't you i seen it that is why i did it

[led4urhead]

I'm not knocking the fact that you have two snakes in the same cage. I am stating that I personally would not do it. It can cause feeding problems, can lead to both snakes having health problems, can lead to accidental breeding, and can lead to one of the snakes being injured if he/she doesnt want the other around. For me, i prefer to provide each snake with the optimal living conditions I can.

[Shaun J]

to quote Clay Davenport "If you cannot afford a second enclosure or do not have the additional space for a second enclosure, then you cannot afford another snake."

[pierrev]

i have 2 ball python in the same cage no need for another unless i realy need it