Quote Originally Posted by ksbrneyes30 View Post
I have my 2 BP's together in a 50 gallon tank. The larger (newest of them) seems to have a nasty attitude - out of character for this species of snake from what i've read - he seems to be much calmer with the smaller snake in with him. They appear to me (and that's not saying much) to be very happy. They share the same cave almost all the time even though there are 2 caves in the tank. They seem to really follow each other around. I see no signs that either of them is being dominated.
Sharing the same cave is domination - they are competing for the best "perceived" spot in the tank. The one following the other one is dominating the one being followed. I can assure you that they are not cuddling each other.

Just because you can't recognize signs of domination in ball pythons doesn't mean it's not happening.

How long did you quarantine your newest one from your smaller one?