Eating Again! Part 1 of 3 - Page 3

Kmef07 · 01-19-09, 11:55 AM

well isn't it obvious she just had a craving for eggs. lol. all women right after birth have cravings and heaven help you if you stand in the way of that craving lol.

st3v3n · 01-19-09, 12:10 PM

lol... thier is a male in her tank with her so i belive they were firtle..... y shouldent keep the 2 balls 2gather?¿ j.w ,..... thx

Kmef07 · 01-19-09, 01:04 PM

Because snakes for the most part are solitary animals, however if the cage is big enough then there should be no problem keeping two snakes of the same species together. that is unless they are known to not like being with other snakes which some species are. another common problem with housing snakes together is that it is easier to transmit diseases between them. if they are male and female and the female is not of sexual maturity then they could mate before she is ready and i heard it can cause the female to die. but if both snakes are friendly with each other and they are about the same size and either both sexually mature or of the same gender there shouldn't be a problem. there are some reports where you should introduce them to each other slowly in a cage neither of them have been in as a home because then they are less likely to be territorial. but i plan on getting another BRB to live in the same cage as my other one the cage is equivalent to 800 gallons though. just make sure you watch them for the first couple days and make sure they aren't stressing each other out because that can be unhealthy.

citysnakes · 01-19-09, 01:38 PM

most likely the animals will cause stress to each other regardless of what you think you are seeing. they will always be competing for something like the safest or warmest spot inside the enclosure and the more dominant animal will always do better than the other less dominant one. theres lots of reasons why bps should be housed individually.

one example being the fact that one of your ball pythons may soon lay a clutch of eggs and youre asking what to do with them. my tip is find a book on breeding balls, get educated on the topic and get all the things you need to successfully hatch these eggs before they come because they wont just hatch inside a fish tank with two ball pythons already living in it. good luck.

Kmef07 · 01-19-09, 01:47 PM

Citysnakes......if i have a huge tank with multiple hot spots and hides and stuff do you think it would be fine to house my BRB with another BRB?

siz · 01-19-09, 04:53 PM

Sorry I should have elaborated..Ball pyhthons are easily stressed, even by other ball pythons, and for all the reasons mentioned above. I guess you can house them together, but why take the chance?

Chu'Wuti · 01-19-09, 06:56 PM

St3ven, Kevin McCurley's book The Complete Ball Python might be a good starting place.

Kmef07, you can house two snakes together during a breeding activity, but if you do it routinely, you might end up with only one snake.

As siz said,

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Why take the chance?

Aaron_S, thank you for answering the question about interspecies breeding--I could only guess on that. I've assumed that a super ball is just another morph of Python regius; guess I'd better educate myself some more!

It's really interesting what this thread has generated!

st3v3n · 01-19-09, 07:57 PM

ok. thx n my red blood python roxie is starting to streach out of her hide about 6 inches at night. maby gettin used 2 her new home =-}

Chu'Wuti · 01-19-09, 09:17 PM

That's great, Steven! She'll venture out soon, I bet!

**Aaron_S** · 01-20-09, 12:38 AM

Don't bet on it. People think ball pythons are lazy? Bloods are even LAZIER! They are a very lazy. They burrow in the wild and just stay there until prey walks past. Really. My borneo never left either of it's hides at all unless I took it out to handle then put it near the one it wasn't in. Barely move. They don't need to.

Kmef07, doesn't matter the species, do not keep them together. No matter how large the enclosure is, the snakes are going to migrate to the best possible areas to give them their needs. The best hot spot, the best hide spot, the best cool spot, they'll both go there.

Chu'Wuti · 01-20-09, 09:29 AM

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Don't bet on it.

Guess my optimism is misplaced. Boo-hoo! But I readily defer to Aaron's greater knowledge!

**Aaron_S** · 01-20-09, 10:04 AM

I could be wrong though. Each snake can decide to do something different. They just aren't very mobile snakes.

st3v3n · 01-20-09, 04:33 PM

ok thank u. would u say i should try feeding her? n if so wen n dead or alive i kno alive is dangrous 4 the snakes but my balls wont eat pre killed... should i leave her in the tank n place the rats head in front of her hide....? ur opions r greatly needed thx guys.

Chu'Wuti · 01-20-09, 08:17 PM

What has she been fed previously? If she's already used to F/T food, then continue feeding her that. If she's only been fed live prey, then you may want to feed live a time or two then start transferring her to F/T prey.

As I have never gone through the process of switching a snake from live to F/T prey, maybe Aaron_S can help you with that.

st3v3n · 01-20-09, 08:28 PM

well the pet store said f/t but couldent give me a size one said adult mouse other small rat... i think she is startin to get hungry tho. she seems 2 be smelling the air w het toung alot more.. thx chu'wuti .. 4 ur info