Quote Originally Posted by python.princess
okay, i was going to leave it to someone else but.... i'll list all the reasons that i remember at the moment! but i always leave something out sooo.... here goes!


1~ snakes are solitary animals by nature. when you look in and see them 'cuddling' with eachther, the one on top is actually dominating the other!

2~ if one get sick, both get sick! that means double the vet bills!

3~ if you feed both in the enclosure, this will obviously cause problems

4~ there is always the off chance of cannibalism. it's not very common but it does happen! i wouldn't want to take that chance!

5~ balls are very picky eaters. especially if they're stressed out, which sharing an enclosure will most likely do

i used to house my babies together (before i became a regular here) and these guys clued me in! and i must say, i noticed a change in both their behaviors almost immediately! they also both started growing noticeably faster! hope this helps!

It does help. These are really sound arguements. I saw 2 BPs housed together at a reptile zoo and thought they'd know but the things you've said are enough to convince me otherwise. I won't do it. Thanks!