Do snakes get along with eachother?

[Curt61]

Hey, I have never heard of keeping more then one species of snakes together, I have a 4 foot long albino corn snake, and I know someone that wants to get rid of his ball python that is about 3 feet or maybe a lil more, could I put them in the same tank? (I have never heard of doing it so I dought I can) Why can't I put them in the same tank? what are the reasons why I can or can't?
Thanks, Curt.

[snmreptiles]

The reason you CAN'T put them together is fairly straight forward...They are both snakes, but their requirements aren't the same! Balls need more humidity and higher heat. Corns need less of each.

Mike
http://www.snmreptiles.com

[Curt61]

If I could make one side of my tank hotter with more humidity and the other colder with less humidity would they be able to live in the same tank?

Thanks, Curt.

[jejton]

I cant see how you would practically do that. Besides, I could imagine a hungry ball python eating a corn snake ( dont know if they would but I wouldnt want to find out the hard way as many snakes would eat other snakes ).

[Mikko]

Originally Posted by Curt61

If I could make one side of my tank hotter with more humidity and the other colder with less humidity

I would like to see that... :lol:

And to the question, no no.

[Nuggular]

Here are some more reasons to not mix them

It is a very bad idea to house different species of anything together. There are some main concerns that will help you see this.

1. They can transfer parasites to eachother and will ultimately lead to a greater problem or even death.

2. The tempuratures and humidity (climate) for each animal is different. Therefore making it very hard to maintain a correct climate for each animal. This will also lead to health problems and the death of one or even both of your animals.

3. They may hate eachother and will fight. This will cause major problems.

4. If one is larger than the other, it might try to eat the smaller one.

5. They may stress eachother out, which in most cases causes them not to eat and become very skinny and sickly.

6. A small tank is just not a big enough recreation of nature to shove competing species into it. There is nowhere for the other animals to go to get away from eachother.

[Curt61]

So what you mean to say is that there is no way to house them together?
If there is a way can you tell me how? I am sure the snakes would eat a mouse before they would eat eachother, so that wouldn't be a problem, unless the ball is more agressive or something.

Thanks, Curt.

[leucofrog]

i dont recommend it at all. I have a 4 year old female ghost corn snake that ate a male. i bought a male at a reptile expo a few years ago, and the female was so territorial she just ate him. and that was the same species. i wouldnt even imgine what could happen with 2 different species..

[snmreptiles]

I guess my question is why do you want to house them together in the first place?! If it's so you don't have to go buy a new tank, then unless you have a tank the size of a small room, you will need to buy a new tank anyway! You've got a corn snake, which are VERY Hardy, however, balls are so touchy it isn't even funny. I've got somewhere in the range of 50 or 60 balls, and they are the pickiest snake I own by far (Close second would be the chondros). If you clean them the day before you feed, some won't eat just because you stressed them the day earliler.

Plain and simple if you want to get the ball get another cage. It's not worth URI's, and dry sheds. One trip to the vet would easily pay for a new cage.

Mike
http://www.snmreptiles.com

[Curt61]

Hey, thanks for the replys, if I get the ball I will get a new tank for him.
I see how hard and touchy it would be, Thanks, Curt.