mareebapython
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Me and my brother both have a female mareeba carpet python, mines just a bit bigger but there from the same clutch. anyways, we are thinking about keeping them in the same enclosure? Would that be okay or...
I always like to point people to an article in Scales & Tails, by the venerable Peter Krauss - one of the most experienced keepers in the country, about an experience he had with a pair of Olive Pythons housed in the same enclosure... If it can happen to PK, it can happen to anyone x 2.
After alot of research and thinking last night i have decided theres no way there going together, the chance of one (or both) of them being injured or killled is way to hight. thanlks for the advice everyone.
It is a good read Michelle, thanks for that. My rule of thumb about this matter is that if someone has to ask if it's OK, they don't know enough about snakes and they should not do it. I too occasionally put snakes together for short periods of time, but it's never a convenient long-term prospect. With any animals, we should expect the unexpected, and always err on the side of caution. I certainly don't sit in front of a shared enclosure to ensure there is no conflict, and it's very likely that if there is, you will miss it and it will be too late. Even if death isn't the outcome, pythons can severely lacerate cagemates - check out some of the pics in Dr Richard Ross's Husbandry of Pythons & Boas...
Jamie[/QUOTE
that isn't the beat rule.. a good way to learn is to ask. its much better people asking then going ahead and doing the wrong thing.
It is a good read Michelle, thanks for that. My rule of thumb about this matter is that if someone has to ask if it's OK, they don't know enough about snakes and they should not do it. I too occasionally put snakes together for short periods of time, but it's never a convenient long-term prospect. With any animals, we should expect the unexpected, and always err on the side of caution. I certainly don't sit in front of a shared enclosure to ensure there is no conflict, and it's very likely that if there is, you will miss it and it will be too late. Even if death isn't the outcome, pythons can severely lacerate cagemates - check out some of the pics in Dr Richard Ross's Husbandry of Pythons & Boas...
Jamie[/QUOTE
that isn't the beat rule.. a good way to learn is to ask. its much better people asking then going ahead and doing the wrong thing.
Of course asking is often the only way to learn, and I have commended you on the fact that you did just that mp, (for what a commendation from me is worth lol!). I hope you got a bit more insight into the questions you raised, from the responses you received. There's lots to learn matey - I've been at it for decades (learning that is...) and still continue to observe new & interesting things. You will find that your observations are easier to interpret as you go along and absorb more knowledge.
Jamie
Of course asking is often the only way to learn, and I have commended you on the fact that you did just that mp, (for what a commendation from me is worth lol!). I hope you got a bit more insight into the questions you raised, from the responses you received. There's lots to learn matey - I've been at it for decades (learning that is...) and still continue to observe new & interesting things. You will find that your observations are easier to interpret as you go along and absorb more knowledge.
Jamie
sorry, didn't read it right the first time. i 100% agree .
Awww mungus your poor hopes dashed in one quick click of the finger!! haha
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