Quote Originally Posted by m2sexi97
Can someone please tell me why this is such an issue as far as keeping them together? Ive seen people keeping 15 snakes in one enclosure at one time, i'm sure that is a pretty stressful situation but I have a huge tank, and separate sleeping quarters for them. Where can I actually find the concrete proof of this, and how it affects the snake... sugestions?....Books? sites?
Anyone have that link that showed the ball pythons were housed together and the cannibalism and subsequent death of both of them?

Housing ball pythons together in a confined space (yes, your 170 gallon tank may be big, but not compared to the tens of thousands of acres that ball pythons in the wild have to roam) will cause stress that builds over time. You may notice small problems now, which will only get worse over time. Stress in captivity as a result of poor husbandry is a silent killer in captive reptiles, often leaving the keeper with their arms in the air not knowing what happened.

They are your snakes, and you can do what you want with them...just don't argue with the advice given to you. If you want concrete proof, go out and research for yourself....