is ventilation needed?

[jseber1982]

No, it's not a matter of opinion.. Snakes kept together experience alot of stress. It is only a benefit to the keeper(not really since you'll have twice the vet bills when they get sick) to house them together.

Snakes are not social creatures, they do not appreciate each other's company. If one regurgitates from stress, how do you know which one it was? If one had an abnormal bowel movement, how do you know which one did it? Ball Pythons and other Boids have been known to be cannibalistic in times of stress, so one day you may come home to one large snake in the tank or two dead snakes, one from being partially digested and regurged, the other from the damage the regurgitating did.

It is not a smart thing on your part to keep them together. One is going to be dominant over the other and the subordinate snake is going to be the one getting sick, not eating, regurgitating out of stress, not properly thermoregularting because the other one doesn't allow it to..

Separate them, it will only lead to problems if you don't.

Edit: It looks like there are THREE in the tank, two in one hide, one in the other.. Which isn't even set up properly whatsoever. How do you know what temperatures and humidity they are experiencing, when it's not even being measured properly?

There are 2, not 3. Im not gunna come on here and lie.
And if you read what i posted above, you would see that i just bought 2 more thermometers today(digital) also got 2 more humidity gauges. Tell me that is is not setup properly whatsoever is not entirely helpful

yea i know i turned it into a flame post, oh well. Now everybody is gunna gang up on me and tell me how cruel i am being

I have to keep them up high right now because i have a 2yo and a 4yo. I dont have another place to set a second tank yet. Cant set anything down low. I am not just gunna put it in a rubber maid and put it in the closet which is the only place i really even have space right now.

I didnt find you guys until after i bought them. I talked to a bunch of people that i work with that have snakes and they all said that its ok to put them together. So now i have a second one which needs a different container which i dont have room for right now. I have to make do with what i have until i figure something out.