Will a hatchling and a older ball python get along in the same tank?

Question

Will a hatchling and a older ball python get along in the same tank?

Answer 1

In my personal experience there isnt a problem cohabitating snakes as long as they are of the same breed. You dont want to mix different types of snakes though. I have never had snakes fight or injure eachother when in the same cage. I have had hatchlings with my 3 year old ball python -no probs

Good luck!

Answer 2

i have two ball pythons that live together BUT they are the same size...they were born the same year (a month apart) i would never put two BP's or any snakes together that wern't the same size...the larger one could possibly eat the smaller one.

Answer 3

Depending on the size of the older snake, I'd go with separate caging until the baby grows some more.  The young one will grow a ton.  Once the snake is more hardy and grown to not be as frail and delicate as the babies are, then you can get a larger cage and combine them.  I breed and keep ball pythons, and males will only fight (which is shoving) if it's breeding season and there are females to breed and they are trying to breed.  Believe it or not, but some males aren't that interested in breeding.  That being said, if you had one or two snakes, the odds of having two males and one or more females are extremely low (unless you get another ofcourse :)  ).

Keeping multiple snakes in the same cage is ok, depending on the species and only the same species.  Ball pythons are ok, but other species will matter.  Queensland carpet males will kill eachother for example, regardless if there is a female or not.  The most important part about keeping multiple snakes in the same cage is that they are fed separately, and preferably in a separate enclosure.  A friend of mine had two snakes go on either side of a dead rodent, starting to eat it.  One ended up inside the other's mouth, killing it.

Answer 4

They wont fight if that's what you're asking, but it's not a good idea to put them together. Reason, the older one could crawl over the baby and kill it or injure it bad.

Answer 5

Cohabbing snakes is never a good idea.  It is not natural and can be very stressful.  With two snakes of different sizes, there is definitely the risk of cannibalism.

Answer 6

It would depend on the size difference and the s*x of the snakes. Males who are of breeding age will go into a combat mode for breeding season this is mainly one male trying to push the others head down (do assert dominance), but it can result in biting so 2 males would definitely be a no. 2 females around the same size would be able to live together.

But I wouldn't advise housing 2 snakes together because it can be more of a hassle than a good thing.

Here are a few reasons:

You will have to separate them to feed them.

It is way easier to monitor possible health problems when they are separate, since you would be able to tell which one has pooped and which one hasn't.

It can also add stress to a snake that has been alone and isn't use to having another snake in the same tank with it.

The choice is yours but if you do decide to house them together at least quarantine the new snake for a few months in it's own cage, so you know it isn't going to spread an illness to your other snake.

-Edit- Since your snakes are different ages they are most likely different sizes so there is a risk of one crushing the other or in very rare cases it could result in cannibalism. it is extremely rare for a ball python to see another snake as food but it has happen. so make sure you feed on time. and as I've already mentioned the stress on the older snake.

I hope this helps you. Good luck!