Quote Originally Posted by AshleyB
this mornign as a matter of fact the female was resting her head on the male and their bodys were wrapped around each other. why in your opinion cant they be kept together?
They aren't cuddling. Sounds like the female is dominating your male for the best perceived spot in the enclosure. If she keeps following him everywhere - she is dominating him. There's always a winner and a loser. And the loser will be stressed out. You may not see it now, but you'll likely see it later. Stress reduces the immune system. One sick snake = two sick snakes = 2 vet bills = 2 x medication.

Although rare, cannibalism has occured with two ball pythons housed together.

You won't find many people here that support housing more than one snake per enclosure. If you really want to read an interesting discussion on the topic, this is a good read:

http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=23890