same species housed together???

[Chris Steele]

I have a garter that is larger than my black rat, is it safe to put them together. i also plan to get a corn that may be twice the size of the garter...would all three be fine together in a large cage???

and if the rat snake was bigger than the garter would they be safe to put together then? (this one is just for my knowledge)

[Lisa]

It's not good to put different species together due to natural bacterias carried by each. Spring for a dedicated cage.

[Zoe]

Nope it isn't. None of those snakes have the same care requirements, and also I believe those snakes will eat other snakes, even if they have similar sizes.

So NO, definitely don't do it. Spring for the extra cage and setup or you'll end up with two sick snakes.

[NewLineReptile]

100% agree with zoe and Lisa not a good idea

[Tim_Cranwill]

Don't put them together. If you can't afford cages for each one, you can't afford that many snakes. There are various reasons why you shouldn’t house snakes together. There are even more reasons if they aren't even the same species. A few reasons being....

A) Stress
B) Care requirements
C) They aren't social animals
D) The spread of bacteria or mites and ticks and etc
E) Cannibalism

There are more reasons, but I just wanted to list a few for you.
When it boils down to it, if you want 3 snakes, buy 3 cages. :)

[Chris Steele]

thanks for helping, are corns and rats considered different species, considering that they are both elaphe?

and what is the biggest snake you guys would put in a 5'x2'x3' high cage?

[Jeff_Favelle]

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So yes, even though they are Elaphe (same genus) they have different species names.

[Chris Steele]

thanks

[Zoe]

You could put a BCI in that cage.

Zoe

[Chris Steele]

BCI???

[HetForHuman]

BCI=Boa constrictor imperator (common red tail boa)

[Chris Steele]

a full grown one, like 10 foot?

[Zoe]

Most BCIs don't grow to 10 feet. A male who is fed normally (not power fed) will grow to 6 or 7 feet, and a female will grow to 6 to 8 ft.

Zoe

[Chris Steele]

oic, so is 8 foot the biggest i should put in there?

[Zoe]

no, you'd be aiming more for 6 feet.

[Chris Steele]

ok thanks for all the help, sum1 with access can delete this post now

[Zoe]

All that, but DON'T ask the petstores. they are for the most part idiots.

[BWSmith]

I think a topic of "housing different species together" rather than "Please answer this question" would have been better. Then people searching site for answer to the same question would be able to find it. After this thread has run it's course, it is dead. Fine for you, bad for those with the same question.

[JeffT]

150% agree with cranwill. If you cant afford a cage for each snake then you shouldnt own the snake. Its things like this that will lead to animals deaths. Cannibalism is a big factor too, if they are each larger then the next and one gets a little hungry sometime guess what will happen??