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| Stevie-eff |
Posted - 28/05/2011 : 21:54:15
I was wondering, can more than one BRB be housed in the same viv.
I have been looking for info on this around the internet and opinions seem to be polarised at best!
I am not planning on doing this, my wife would murder me if i turned up with another snake!!!
I am just interested in what people think about this or if anyone does this.
Cheers,
Steve |
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| 19adam85 |
Posted - 04/07/2011 : 22:10:44
i would not house them together i recently got 2 brb's housed together and one of them will not feed and never has the spot they want in the viv when the other one is able to roam where it wants and pretty much take over the viv i see many people house snakes together and never understand why they take the risk altho many have lived together years and seem to enjoy being together
but at the end of the day is it worth the risk and even more so for health reasons if one is ill they will prob both end up ill and i know i would be horrified if i came home to one being attacked by the other or even dead
just doesnt seem worth the risk at all to me
i also have them (i wonder if questions) an hey its always better to check around and find out lol thats what i do every time |
| Stevie-eff |
Posted - 02/06/2011 : 22:28:46
Cheers for the replys,
Like i said it was just a hypothetical question, i reguraly get those "i wonder if" moments and like to discuss them.
I am in agreement with you all and i believe that snakes are generally solitary creatures and only usually come together for one thing 
If you see muliple snakes housed together it is in a zoo and they are in huge enclosures.
I would look at mybe breeding in a few years time, when my female is mature and ready for it, but i would be looking at sepeate vivs. But that is a long way off!!!
Thanks again
Steve
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| Snakesitter |
Posted - 31/05/2011 : 19:58:07
Steve, I agree with Joe -- much better to house separately. In addition to the risks (health, violence) and loss of accurate records, housing snakes together actually costs time, too -- primarily due to feeding, which now requires separation and supervision. It may not seem like it would, but it does. |
| snowstripe420 |
Posted - 31/05/2011 : 04:37:49
Better safe than sorry |
| flaboye |
Posted - 29/05/2011 : 04:02:42
Bottom line is yes they could be. You run several risks though, and you'll have to separate them to safely feed them. You'll not know which one poo'd, pee'd, shedding would kinda be obvious probably as you'll know which one went through "blue" and that one will look freshly shed after you find the shed in the enclosure.
It's not recommended if you can house them separately. One could also attack the other out of the blue even after having lived together, you just never know.
Even during breeding they're separated a couple of times a week for feeding and cage cleaning (that's how we do it anyway).
I think most folks here will advise you strongly against housing two or more toegether on a perm basis.
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