keeping two snakes together??

[yungwon]

look i have gotten a corn snake i was wondering if u can keep two different kinds of snakes together at the same time or not???ex.BP and corn snake

[mmichele]

Nope not A chance.

[Reticsrule]

snakes are solitary animals that prefer to live alone outside of the breeding season. you shouldnt keep two snakes of the same species together let alone two different species. they would probably end up becoming overly stressed and die.

[SerpentLust]

cannibalisation is also not unheard of. So definately NO.

[Padded]

I keep an adult corn and juve royal python in the same viv (about 6 months). I am not the only person I know who has this combo in the same viv. Apart from pretending the other doesnt exist they dont bother with each other. I dont feed them at the same time or in the viv.

Rather than someone spouting opinion like 'not a chance', they could be helpful and state reasons.

There IS always the possibility that one will eat the other so my answer would be - It is your gamble, if you cannot bear the thought of the chance of one eating the other DO NOT put them together.

[Chalkie]

Occasionally i will put my boas together for cleaning etc, but always for less than 24 hours and always similar sized snakes, as for letting them stay together permanently i would say a definite no.
The reasons are that
-1 could eat the other,
-they would stress each other ie if 1 goes into shed and the other is all over it
-you would have to feed them out of the tank and therefore have to handle them when they are digesting(not good)
hope this helps.
As for "padded" i'm really not impressed that you are willing to take the chance that one will eat the other when you know full well what the risks are.

[peterm15]

I keep an adult corn and juve royal python in the same viv (about 6 months). I am not the only person I know who has this combo in the same viv. Apart from pretending the other doesnt exist they dont bother with each other. I dont feed them at the same time or in the viv.

Rather than someone spouting opinion like 'not a chance', they could be helpful and state reasons.

There IS always the possibility that one will eat the other so my answer would be - It is your gamble, if you cannot bear the thought of the chance of one eating the other DO NOT put them together.

why would someone even post that there doing something so dumb, thats like me saying "i have spitting cobras".

people have to realise that snakes and lizards are NOT disposible pets and should not be treated as such. its people like this that are bringing this industry down.

if they were even close to the same care needs i wouldnt care so much but there not.

look even the same snake species shouldnt be kept together... if one gets sick both get sick. 2 vet bills. stress causes bad eating and sheds, pathogins ect ect.. there are millions of reasons, i just dont care to list them.

if you dont have room to keep 2 snakes in seperate enclosures at all times than you shouldnt have 2 snakes.

[Padded]

Ha ha. Look Yungwon, no-one is killing snakes, if I wanted my snakes dead they would be housed with my rats, or the cat, or the dog. If I was not confident that my snakes were safe I would obviously not keep them together. I should have stated before that the particular viv that this pair are in is 2m / 1m / 1m and I speak as a guy who has 7 snakes all happy and healthy. As I also stated I am not the only person with this combo and so there are obviously conflicting ideas on this. Do as you feel is best!

[peterm15]

snakes are solitary animals and should be kept as such.

even the idea of a ball in a 6 ft long enclosure is proposterous. they perfer security. not room.

different ppl have different ideas on what healthy is. some think cause there snakes are eating and sheding there healthy. this is not the case, just cause your snakes seem healthy doesnt mean they are.

padded. i dont mean to be commin down on you. which i am. im sorry for that. if you keep your snakes as such thats your decision. but i would definatly not condone that kind of behavior for someone relatively new to the industry. it puts an extreem twist on things and ppl will start to believe that all balls and corns can live together. generally its not good to mix snakes unless breeding espically ones of different localities.

[Padded]

Ha ha

Peterm15, 20 years old.

Please everyone take notice of the 'industry' kid who knows everything about snakes... :med2teeth

[reptiles4me]

Please everyone take notice of the 'industry' kid who knows everything about snakes...
Well, he knows not to keep them together. I don't care how old you are or how long you have been keeping snakes...if you keep them together, you obviously only do it so you can have more, not because it's good for the snakes. I have yet to meet a serious keeper or breeder, regardless of age, who suggests doing that...and I'm much older than 20. At the most they keep hatchlings together until they are sold but never their breeding stock. And they most certainly do not keep different species together. I knew that after having my first snake for about 6 months. In this thread alone you're the only one that seems to think it's perfectly fine. That should tell ya something.

[Reticsrule]

"padded" go ask any well known breeder or herpetologist. i *guarantee* that they will tell you that it is a terrible idea (unless for breeding purposes of course). we are not talking about dogs or cats here. snakes are not social animals at all. peterm15 may be younger than you but he probably knows a lot more than you. hes been posting on this site for a long time and he knows what hes talking about. and dont even think about saying "youre only 15 years old" because im sure there are a lot of members that will back me up on this one.

[Padded]

Ha ha. You lot need to seriously take your heads for a ****. Like I give a flying how long you have been posting on a website!!! Like that qualifies you to do anything!

I personally have stated, with over 14 years experience of keeping snakes, that keeping a Corn and a Royal P together works. If you are trying to tell me my personal experience does not matter, or if you dont like that, who cares? But to get all agro and mouthy about it is just not good form.

Live with other peoples opinions!

I'm a regular to Quebec also, so if you have a pair and want to mouth off personally, feel free to leave an address.

Bunch of jumped up pricks!!! LOL

[reptiles4me]

'm a regular to Quebec also, so if you have a pair and want to mouth off personally, feel free to leave an address.


And you're supposed to be the adult? Nice.

[peterm15]

your only nine years older.. your such a tool..

look i breed many things and have probably been studying and keeping herps for much longer than an idiot who keeps a Python regius and an Elaphe guttata guttata together (sorry, thats a royal python and corn snake just in case latin confuses you ).

Plus this industry kid has already proven a higher intelligence than you buy just reading posts


padded. i dont mean to be comin down on you. which i am. im sorry for that. if you keep your snakes as such thats your decision. but i would definatly not condone that kind of behavior for someone relatively new to the industry. it puts an extreem twist on things and ppl will start to believe that all balls and corns can live together. generally its not good to mix snakes unless breeding espically ones of different localities.

sorry if I used to many large words. As stated above. If you keep balls and corns together that’s you decision. But to someone new to the industry lets keep things simple. They should not be kept together.

once again im sorry for comin down on you its just better this way. now hopefully, even though im only 20, ppl will listen to me rather than you. you know. just because i didnt call you on in a childish fight, they might realise you really are a tool

[Chalkie]

Padded i think that the way you handle yourself and the criticism that you have been given shows your level of maturity, and to me the things show that you are probably not mature enough to keep yourself never mind pets.
I mean threatening a 15 year old just because he proved you wrong!! And to say you are going to travel from wales to canada to prove your point, really?
Anyway I would like to agree with the bulk of people that you are an irresponsible tool.
Why would somebody with half a brain cell start each post with "ha ha".
I'm 27 and from Manchester UK and i'm willing to back up my beliefs.

[peterm15]

thanks chalkie.. good to know there are responsible keepers in UK.. just as in everywhere i guess you find ppl who would need help whiping their own ***