Will anything bad happen?

Squirtle · 05-09-13, 08:25 AM

I want to put my tiger retic inside my albino burms enclosure, just so I can see how they'd interact. My burm is about 9 feet long, and is turning 3 years old in December. My retic just turned a year old in March, and he's about 6 feet long. They're both males, and my burm is at least 4 times the girth of my retic. They've never been together ever in their whole lives, and I've also owned them since they were both hatchlings, so not diseases will be taken from one snake and put on the other.

Mark Taylor · 05-09-13, 08:28 AM

NO.

Why would you want to do that?

Mark Taylor · 05-09-13, 08:35 AM

Sorry I read it so fast I missed the part about interacting.

The snake that is in the enclosure already will defend it at any cost. more stress, possible one will get eaten the one that does scurry away will not be able or more unlikely to go where it needs hot/ cold area etc etc it's a bad idea.

SnakeyJay · 05-09-13, 09:25 AM

I've no experience with the giants so I can't comment on how they'd react differently but it just doesn't seem like a good idea.. If its advised not to house 2 males together of each species why would you want to see what happens mate?

Are you willing to get in the middle and seperate the two of them if they start going at it and end up constricting each other? Just a thought.

TheSuppishOne · 05-09-13, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakey-Jay

Are you willing to get in the middle and seperate the two of them if they start going at it and end up constricting each other?

^^ This. All about this.

Lankyrob · 05-09-13, 11:02 AM

Why???????

Valvaren · 05-09-13, 11:16 AM

Yeah I don't think I quite understand why you would have even thought of that idea

rocknhorse76 · 05-09-13, 11:52 AM

Terrible idea!

bcr229 · 05-09-13, 01:30 PM

What the heck do you expect them to do when they "interact" - grab a beer out of the fridge and plop down in front of the tv together to watch baseball, or what? If you're lucky they'll ignore each other, if you're not you'll have two badly injured snakes plus a trip to the emergency room after getting bitten trying to separate them.

Squirtle · 05-09-13, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bcr229

What the heck do you expect them to do when they "interact" - grab a beer out of the fridge and plop down in front of the tv together to watch baseball, or what? If you're lucky they'll ignore each other, if you're not you'll have two badly injured snakes plus a trip to the emergency room after getting bitten trying to separate them.

How do you even know this is true if you just got into snakes? Probably just basing your thoughts from what other people are writing, right? I've owned snakes years before you have, I'm pretty sure I know what will happen if the two got into a fight, don't need to hear it from a newbie.

rocknhorse76 · 05-09-13, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Squirtle

How do you even know this is true if you just got into snakes? Probably just basing your thoughts from what other people are writing, right? I've owned snakes years before you have, I'm pretty sure I know what will happen if the two got into a fight, don't need to hear it from a newbie.

So I suppose you'll assume that I'm a newbie as well, since I just joined this site? I've been keeping snakes and various other reptiles for about 20 years now, but only began joining forums over the past couple years. Never assume anything, my friend.

Squirtle · 05-10-13, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by rocknhorse76

So I suppose you'll assume that I'm a newbie as well, since I just joined this site? I've been keeping snakes and various other reptiles for about 20 years now, but only began joining forums over the past couple years. Never assume anything, my friend.

Can you read? I called the other person a newbie based on the amount of time they've owned snakes, not how long they've been on the forum lol...

Swear like half of the people on this forum must have some problems with comprehending stuff.

bcr229 · 05-10-13, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Squirtle

How do you even know this is true if you just got into snakes? Probably just basing your thoughts from what other people are writing, right? I've owned snakes years before you have, I'm pretty sure I know what will happen if the two got into a fight, don't need to hear it from a newbie.

Then in my most serious, non-snarky, and non-sarcastic voice I'm going to ask an honest question: what do you honestly expect to gain from this experiment?

Danimal · 05-09-13, 01:44 PM

There you guys go again, assuming. Interact is a general term. Maybe he wants some reptilian mma to post on youtube.

Squirtle, by interact, did you mean wrestle or tussle as in an aggressive action?

Ivanator · 05-09-13, 02:09 PM

Snakes should never be put in the same enclosure unless its a male and female and you're trying to breed them. They do not like being around other snakes, or anything in general, and you will end up stressing them out and eventually having 2 very sick or dead snakes.