Housing Coastal hatchies in same enclosure?

[reptilemart]

Is it ok/acceptable to house 1.1 coastal hatchlings in the same enclosure for a short period of time (2-4 weeks?). They will be fed seperately in rubbermaids, then placed back into the enclosure.

 

[Guest]

Why not keep them in the rubbermaids?
Sorry just makes more sence to me

 

[reptilemart]

well, for one it looks prettier when they are housed in the enclosure. But for more serious reasons, I struggle to get an acceptable temperature gradient in the rubbermaids. Especially as I would be placing the rubbermaids inside the original enclosure. I have a strip of heat tape that would go under one end of both for a hot spot, but once lighting is provided to give them a proper day/night cycle it's too difficult to get stable temps within the restrictive plastic tubs.

 

[Guest]

Why would you need to put them in the enclosure?
You can fit 2 suitable containers on a low wattage heat mat(Use a thermostat if you please) thats about all the heat they need.
Seems like alot of trouble for a stay of 2-4 weeks.

 

[pugsly]

I have kept hatchy bredli, childreni and maccies together for there fist year without a hassle. Just dont feed them together.

 

[steve6610]

do what you feel is good, just keep an eye on them, as long as your feeding separatly it should be ok,

cheers,
steve.........

 

[reptilemart]

yayo, they wouldn't be staying here for a total of two weeks, I'm keeping both of them. The problem is that I just built a really nice looking enclosure and I would like to use it. Also, it's hard to provide light cycles in rubbermaids which is why I prefer an enclosure with timer controlled lighting. I plan on adding a seperating shelf in the current enclosure which will effectively split it into two seperate enclosures, both wired seperately. Once I have completed this it will be fine but I suspect it will take me two to four weeks to get all the necessary bits and pieces to do it properly.

 

[MrBredli]

I don't see any problems with it. I agree that getting a good thermal gradient is enough reason to house them together.

 

[africancichlidau]

Just send me the rubber maids

 

[cwarren72]

I to have always kept snakes together in enclosures. Never had any problem......Oh wait yes once I did with two scrubbies. The female killed the male but hey thats scrubbies lol You wont have any problem as long as they are lose in size

 

[bulldogwoma]

gold

The only things i keep together are golden trees,but there seperated at dinner time.

 

[bulldogwoma]

the little buggers only eat chicken fillet ,how spoilt is that ?

 

[nervous]

its perfectly fine
as every1 else has said just seperate them at meal time
but after they have finished eating keep them seperated for few hours

 

[pugsly]

Wow love those tree snakes!! awesome!

 

[Kris]

Those gold phases are stunning. I think you're gonna cost me some money now....Kris is eyeing them off and talking about buying some :roll:

 

[kahn_10]

yes i think it would be ok to keep them together provided there is enough hiding spots!!! bulldogwoma have they bred before?there absoluty stunning

 

[bulldogwoma]

no,unfortunately,their both girls but they have slug eggs every year.is that normal ? you should see them in the sun..THEY GLOW !!