Quote Originally Posted by Mr. 17.5 View Post
Ok so I have 2 regular balls, I wish I knew how much they weighed, but one was a rescue so I think they are about the same age but one is so much smaller. When I rescued her, she must have gone through 3 sheds and not one of them had come off half way. Her water was dried and it was hot as hell in the tank, and she refused to eat because she couldn't see.

So now she is doing fine over 1ft in length, eats like 3 hopper mice every 7 days (after I took her home, got the shed off her and let her chill in her cage for a few days she ate right away!) and my other snake he is about 2ft and eats a small rat every 7 days. I have them both in 20G long and the smaller snake will be fine, I anticipate a stunt in her growth from her lack of resources but I dont have enough room to upgrade for both of them.

They both have been together and the smaller like the big one and the bigger one doesnt pay much attention to the smaller snake.

My question is can I keep these two snakes in the same cage if I get like a 55G or something big enough for 2 snakes?
Do a search and you will find plenty of reasons why not to house them together in one tank. You will also find reason why it's ok but I think the risks far outweigh the benefits that some claim.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't 3 mice in 7 days for the smaller and a small rat for the larger one a bit much? Our bp is just over 3' in length and has filled out nicely and she eats a small rat which I think is a tad big for her. I just can't imagine a bp that is a foot smaller than mine taking the same size prey. Not saying it can't happen or anything...just kinda surprised.