Communal Housing

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Posted by dave t on February 24, 2001 at 12:56:22:

In Reply to: Re: Taiwanese beauty X Blue beauty posted by Terry Cox on February 22, 2001 at 16:25:05:

I agree with Terry in regard to crossing these 2 (sub)species - I don't see any inherent worth in producing crosses like this. As far as that goes, I also am opposed to all the intergeneric breeding that goes on. Just my opinion, but I am more interested in purer lines of designated species than freaks that would not occur in the wild.
As far as housing is concerned, I have kept 2 adult friesei females together for the last number of months. Both have done very well, growing and feeding normally. Sometimes they share hides, but they both have access to separate hides, so they are not forced to share. I separate them for feeding. I doubt I would keep 2 males together though. Hope that's of some help.

Dave

: Patrick,

: Housing two females together is up to you. I've tried it with several different species, and would say there's probably pros and cons. I've never housed two taeniura together. You'd have to experiment.

: One of the things that could go wrong is that at feeding time both snakes might grab the same prey item, and one could end up hurting the other. You could solve that by taking the snakes out one at a time and feeding them.

: Another problem, usually with the more aggressive species, which taeniura could be, is that one animal might be dominant over the other. The submissive could be affected in terms of less appetite, etc. The dominant would also claim the best of everything, like hide boxes, females, etc.

: That said, there might not be a problem with two males or two females together. I've tried it quite a few times, and sometimes it works, sometimes not. Usually it doesn't work with wild caught animals, unless it is a very docile species. Even corn snakes sometimes give each other trouble. If the snakes are tame, and about the same size and sex, it could very well work. I usually hibernate two or more females in one cage, and also the same with the males sometimes. Then in the regular season, I often put two females together, but not when getting them ready to breed.

: The species I've had some success with are corns, Chinese twin-spots, Amur rats, and sometimes Dion's rats. Good luck,

: TC

: : Sounds Fair to me. What about housing 2 females together. the breeding ? was mainly for interest, but I may be getting a second female snake and i dont know how these snakes usually interract together. i'm a college undergrad so space is at a premium and housing space is one of the considerations before i get another one. the first one has a very large cage...4h x2.5d x3.5w.

: : patrick

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: I agree with Terry in regard to crossing these 2 (sub)species - I don't see any inherent worth in producing crosses like this. As far as that goes, I also am opposed to all the intergeneric breeding that goes on. Just my opinion, but I am more interested in purer lines of designated species than freaks that would not occur in the wild. : As far as housing is concerned, I have kept 2 adult friesei females together for the last number of months. Both have done very well, growing and feeding normally. Sometimes they share hides, but they both have access to separate hides, so they are not forced to share. I separate them for feeding. I doubt I would keep 2 males together though. Hope that's of some help. : Dave : : : Patrick, : : Housing two females together is up to you. I've tried it with several different species, and would say there's probably pros and cons. I've never housed two taeniura together. You'd have to experiment. : : One of the things that could go wrong is that at feeding time both snakes might grab the same prey item, and one could end up hurting the other. You could solve that by taking the snakes out one at a time and feeding them. : : Another problem, usually with the more aggressive species, which taeniura could be, is that one animal might be dominant over the other. The submissive could be affected in terms of less appetite, etc. The dominant would also claim the best of everything, like hide boxes, females, etc. : : That said, there might not be a problem with two males or two females together. I've tried it quite a few times, and sometimes it works, sometimes not. Usually it doesn't work with wild caught animals, unless it is a very docile species. Even corn snakes sometimes give each other trouble. If the snakes are tame, and about the same size and sex, it could very well work. I usually hibernate two or more females in one cage, and also the same with the males sometimes. Then in the regular season, I often put two females together, but not when getting them ready to breed. : : The species I've had some success with are corns, Chinese twin-spots, Amur rats, and sometimes Dion's rats. Good luck, : : TC : : : Sounds Fair to me. What about housing 2 females together. the breeding ? was mainly for interest, but I may be getting a second female snake and i dont know how these snakes usually interract together. i'm a college undergrad so space is at a premium and housing space is one of the considerations before i get another one. the first one has a very large cage...4h x2.5d x3.5w. : : : patrick

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