Putting females together - bad idea, right?

[greeneyes78]

I'm just making sure I'm right here...my bf asked me earlier today if we could put our 3 females in the same tank once they've been properly quarantined. I said no. He said, "But it's fine for the beardies and my tortoises, why not the corns?" I didn't really have an explanation, just that I have heard it's best practice to keep them all snakes separate unless breeding. Can anyone give me some solid reasoning that I can give him so he'll stop bugging me about it ;-)? Thanks!

 

[wade]

Snakes are not social animals by nature. When you house snakes together, no matter their age or gender, they stress each other out. You will have feeding problems and digestion problems. It is not unheard of to have cannibalism. It is really not a good idea.

 

[windowswisher]

Technically beardies should not be housed together, either . . .

 

[DaGiant]

What Wade said above, and if they were together and
there was a regurge or other sign of a problem..
Who Did It???
If each is separate you will know who to treat..

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Nope, sounds like you made the right call. The breeder I bought my snakes from keeps her females in one (40gal) tank and her males in another (40gal) tank, but for the record she is not the most knowledgeable person on the planet and I can't imagine those snakes are anything but stressed to the extreme.

 

[dionythicus]

Rule of thumb, one snake = one cage. All reptiles are not the same. Ask you bf if he would put saltwater fish in a freshwater tank. They all go in water, right? lol

 

[gelshark]

Rule of thumb, one snake = one cage. All reptiles are not the same. Ask you bf if he would put saltwater fish in a freshwater tank. They all go in water, right? lol

heavens no!
i put all the salt water fish in boiling water and all the fresh water fish in ice
makes it way easier to tell which is which

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

heavens no!
i put all the salt water fish in boiling water and all the fresh water fish in ice
makes it way easier to tell which is which

I find it's more efficient to put the saltwater fish in paper with lemon and butter, whereas the freshwater fish is best pan-fried in cornmeal. Now, corns would not be my first choice for "separation" due to their small size but I would probably "separate" them with rosemary and olive oil.

 

[ZoologyGirl]

I find it's more efficient to put the saltwater fish in paper with lemon and butter.

How'd you know what I had for dinner! Witch! Burn her at the stake!

 

[greeneyes78]

What Wade said above, and if they were together and
there was a regurge or other sign of a problem..
Who Did It???
If each is separate you will know who to treat..

Very good point!

Rule of thumb, one snake = one cage. All reptiles are not the same. Ask you bf if he would put saltwater fish in a freshwater tank. They all go in water, right? lol

That's another good one to use!

How'd you know what I had for dinner! Witch! Burn her at the stake!

LOL you guys are too funny!

Thanks for all the advice! I explained it to him right after I saw Wade's post and he got it immediately. Oh, and I didn't know beardies (females) shouldn't be together either! I got my original trio from a breeder and she had the girls together, so I just kept them that way. One has since passed, so the other is alone. I guess I'll keep them that way from now on. Thanks again! :cheers: