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Cazador · 12-08-2006, 01:54 AM

GarterGuy,
It might help your decision to consider that every snake in the same enclosure will have the same intestinal content (i.e. parasites, bacteria, & protozoa, & viruses) due to exposure to one another's feces no matter how diligently the enclosure is cleaned. For the record, I'd love to have an enclosure that is large and elaborate enough to house a bunch of snakes.

The more I read, the more I'm deciding that preventative treatment for pathogens is the way to go. If you treat all the snakes in one enclosure at the same time, and don't introduce untreated snakes, it will go a long way toward ensuring their health.

Snaky,
I've noticed instances when a picky eater gets stimulated when another snake starts eating. I've also noticed dominant individual intimidate others during feeding time and hogs the food. I guess it comes down to the behavior of individuals as to their reaction. For what it's worth, I've also noticed that one snake can be more dominant in it's own enclosure when another is introduced, but it can be subordinate when it's introduced into another snake's enclosure (sort of a home court advantage).

Thamnophis,
Why do you house T.s. tetrataenia differently? Do they behave differently in groups?

12-08-2006, 01:54 AM	#12 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,611	Re: How many per cage GarterGuy, It might help your decision to consider that every snake in the same enclosure will have the same intestinal content (i.e. parasites, bacteria, & protozoa, & viruses) due to exposure to one another's feces no matter how diligently the enclosure is cleaned. For the record, I'd love to have an enclosure that is large and elaborate enough to house a bunch of snakes. The more I read, the more I'm deciding that preventative treatment for pathogens is the way to go. If you treat all the snakes in one enclosure at the same time, and don't introduce untreated snakes, it will go a long way toward ensuring their health. Snaky, I've noticed instances when a picky eater gets stimulated when another snake starts eating. I've also noticed dominant individual intimidate others during feeding time and hogs the food. I guess it comes down to the behavior of individuals as to their reaction. For what it's worth, I've also noticed that one snake can be more dominant in it's own enclosure when another is introduced, but it can be subordinate when it's introduced into another snake's enclosure (sort of a home court advantage). Thamnophis, Why do you house T.s. tetrataenia differently? Do they behave differently in groups?