So you want to house 2 diff snakes together huh?

[HetForHuman]

I just thought i would post this here instead of posting it multiple times in diff forums...

I hope you guys dont mind this is a link from a different forum, but i thought it should be posted due to how many people do actually keep these snakes together.. Feel free to move if needed..


http://www.bobclark.com/bcforums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20213&FORUM_ID=11&CAT_ID=1&Topic_Title=Can+I+house+my+Boa+and+my+Ball+Python+ together%3F&Forum_Title=Picture+Forum

[andytheboa]

thanks for making me sick. *barf*

[CDN-Cresties]

Those are some interesting pics.

[Tim_Cranwill]

Good post. Thanks Tim. :)

[BoidKeeper]

I hope you copied those pics. I did.
Cheers,
Trevor

[Artemis]

Wow- thats really sad for the BP. The sheer mechanics of the boa actually doing that are kinda hard to believe, given their similar size. A lesson for all keepers, indeed.

Art

[mykee]

Now there is actual physical proof as to why not to house two snakes together. That pic needs to be available for quick post.

[Will]

Wow, hard to believe that the boa managed to get that Ball down in the first place...

Even harder to believe someone could have 2 gorgeous animals like that and be too cheap to buy a second rubbermaid...

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

TIM:

Very information. I think I saw this somewhere else yesturday too. But it does help understant the reasons to avoid this situation for others.

Cya...

Tony

[HeatherRose]

Great post...yet another reason not to house snakes together (not to mention the diff. housing requirements), and still not one to keep them together ...

Thanks for sharing :)

[anacondaman]

that is the most interesting thing ive seen in awhile.....i could never mix species......A snake from south america in the same tank as a snake from africa...IT JUST DOESNT LOOK RITE TO ME!!!
poor ball python though

my 2 cents

adam

[nita]

That is so sad, not to mention bad for both snakes. Poor ball!!!

[Scales Zoo]

You couldn't have posted those at a better time.

I got a call from the snake keeper at the Saskatchewan Science Center. They have a ball python which is not eating, and he wanted to ask me what to do. After a few minutes of asking how the ball python was set up, I asked if it lived with any other snake. It lives (until yesterday) with a big boa!

I'll likely send that link to them.

Ryan

[Melly18]

Wow thanks for sharing that with us! I can't beleive that boa managed to get the ball down his throat!!! Why would you even think of housing a python and a boa together???:mad: Doesn't make sense to me. Too bad those snakes:(

[damzookeeper]

That is just so sad. You'd think people would know better. :(

[dave68]

people will be people and the result is....anyways I skipped over this thread yesterday,thinking not to interesting but whoa!! I hope there are some that will learn from this instead of waiting for their own catastrophe.


Dave

[HetForHuman]

Originally posted by damzookeeper
That is just so sad. You'd think people would know better. :(

You would be surprised at how many people i have seen post things like, My ball and boa get along fine, or, its ok they are about the same size...

People amaze me all the time.. If you cannot afford a different cage for each animal, you should not own the animals. Unless it is and only for breeding...

[Linds]

Excellent post, thanks for sharing that with us!

[da_illest]

that snake must a been really hungry... i don't recommend keeping any snakes together unless they are the same species and only fir a bit like maintanace or transportation, etc...

[reptiguy420]

I have a ? no would i be in danger of having this happen to my boas that i have house together?These pics kinda made me nervous.

[Dark_Angel_25]

"Reptiguy, one the second link (pic with the guy holding aboa in his hand), it was one BOA that ate another BOA. so yes it CAN happen. there is always a chance...