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At our local pet store (ahem, the only pet store within 50 miles), they have this monstrous enclosure that holds a giant burmese, a few RTBs, a couple iguanas (one is MASSIVE), some other lizards, and some red ear sliders...is this ok, with how big the enclosure is? Everyone in there seems healthy and not stressed...I just always thought this was a pretty bad idea...(used to be two burms in there, but one got sold. this one lives there, not for sale)
exwizard
08-16-12, 05:30 PM
housing snakes together or with other reptiles is a bad idea. As a general rule with few exceptions, snakes are basically solitary
Hannibalcanibal
08-16-12, 05:31 PM
i'm suprised one of the snakes didnt just eat the lizards.... in any regard, it is a bad idea.
infernalis
08-16-12, 05:32 PM
Yes, this is a really bad idea...
Wildside
08-16-12, 05:33 PM
Some snakes can be housed together and it makes a lot of sense in a pet shop. I'm not sure I would house them with Iguanas though but hey it seems to be working right?
see, that's what I thought...but the snakes haven't eaten any of the iguanas, and the burm doesn't bother any of the other things...
exwizard
08-16-12, 05:37 PM
its only a matter of time...
It's a pet store saving money, so rare!!
BarelyBreathing
08-16-12, 06:25 PM
Wow, that's terrible!
KORBIN5895
08-16-12, 07:15 PM
It's a pet store saving money, so rare!!
Bwahaha! Get a picture because you will never see this again!
Lmao, I actually really like the enclosure set up, just now how many reptiles they have in it >.<
Squirtle
08-16-12, 07:23 PM
Can you get a picture of it next time you're there? would really love to see it ;3
i need a sarcasm sign...;D but...i can if anyone is seriously interested...
shaunyboy
08-16-12, 07:33 PM
RE Carpet Pythons
i keep together.....
SAME sized FEMALES
SAME sized MALES and FEMALES
I ALWAYS SEPARATE THEM WHEN FEEDING.....!!!
i ONLY keep CARPET PYTHONS,so cannot give you any info,on other species
i also SEPARATE them during brumation,only putting them back together,if i intend to breed
cheers shaun
oh, supposedly there's a carpet python in there too, but I didn't see it.
alessia55
08-16-12, 08:59 PM
Would like to see a photo of this enclosure next time you go there.
Terranaut
08-17-12, 02:39 AM
Me too. !!!!
I will definitely get one, then =3 That'll be next weekend when i get paid (need snake foods)
Aaron_S
08-17-12, 06:37 PM
Do they have a website? Maybe it's up on there.
They have a facebook? Desert Reef Pets - Local Business - Cedar City, UT | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/desertreefpets)
it's kinda got pics of it...the burm, carpet, boa and turtles are sorta pics of the enclosure.
Aaron_S
08-17-12, 06:47 PM
They have a facebook? Desert Reef Pets - Local Business - Cedar City, UT | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/desertreefpets)
it's kinda got pics of it...the burm, carpet, boa and turtles are sorta pics of the enclosure.
That's pretty random animals to house together. Australian, Eastern, African, North American, Central/South American. All different parts of the world.
Could you ask them why they do it?
Also, in the foreground that isn't an actual Iguana from what I can tell. It's a chinese water dragon.
no, not that guy. There's an actual iguana in there, just not in any of the photos. but i agree with the randomness xD the lady shrugged when I asked her, so i didn't really press it (she was getting me feeders at a super low price since they didn't have any of what i needed).
Aaron_S
08-17-12, 06:51 PM
no, not that guy. There's an actual iguana in there, just not in any of the photos. but i agree with the randomness xD the lady shrugged when I asked her, so i didn't really press it (she was getting me feeders at a super low price since they didn't have any of what i needed).
I'd just ask again. Just play dumb like "Oh, I'm just wondering why there are so many in that one enclosure? Are they the stores or are they for sale?"
OR
"Well, I've never seen so many cool animals together! Why did you do it? How can I do it?"
all but the burm are for sale in there ;D I talk to the owner all the time. There used to only be the turtles and 2 burms, but they sold one burm and then added a bunch of other animals....when i was in there, the owner wasn't there, and his wife really doesn't care. You can tell when she's been running the shop all day vs him. her, the cages are dirty, flies everywhere, nothing is stocked...him, everything is spotless, he'll give you as much info as you want, etc....
Wildside
08-18-12, 01:27 PM
all but the burm are for sale in there ;D I talk to the owner all the time. There used to only be the turtles and 2 burms, but they sold one burm and then added a bunch of other animals....when i was in there, the owner wasn't there, and his wife really doesn't care. You can tell when she's been running the shop all day vs him. her, the cages are dirty, flies everywhere, nothing is stocked...him, everything is spotless, he'll give you as much info as you want, etc....
LOL sounds like how my pet shop was except in reverse. Though I'd never do that with an enclosure. My displays were kinda cool as I took old jewelry display cases and modified them into tanks. So my shop kinda looked like a jewelry store but with reptiles on display :laugh:
found out why they're all housed together! He's had problems with people stealing his baby balls, boas, beardies, etc cause there isn't someone in the reptile room all the time. So he put those all together because it's locked. He's in the process of building locked enclosures for the rest of his snakes, it just takes time. =] (I thought this was a good answer)
SSSSnakes
08-23-12, 02:47 PM
oh, supposedly there's a carpet python in there too, but I didn't see it.
Maybe you should look for it in one of the bellies of one of the other reptiles in that enclosure.
Maybe you should look for it in one of the bellies of one of the other reptiles in that enclosure.
lmao, i saw it this time, hanging out with the boas xD
SSSSnakes
08-23-12, 02:55 PM
lmao, i saw it this time, hanging out with the boas xD
Good I'm glad it is alright. But that enclosure is a accident waiting to happen.
MoreliAddict
08-23-12, 03:11 PM
oh, supposedly there's a carpet python in there too, but I didn't see it.
It was in the giant iguana's stomach.
shaunyboy
08-23-12, 03:41 PM
It was in the giant iguana's stomach.
heh i'm rooting for the carpet python
they're hardy ******d's....
go the carpet :D
cheers shaun
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