communal housing and different sized snakes

[Rook]

hello, I haven't been on here in forever, but I have a question! my older garter, Miami(approx 9-10 years) has been a little depressed lately and my mom thinks housing her with Morbia, my 3 year old garter, will perk her up. what worries me in the size difference, everything I have read says "similar size" snakes, but while they are both female Checkered's they are really not of similar size. my mom thinks Moriba is "big enough" and she is certainly not tiny but...the size difference makes me really uneasy. I have attached a picture of each, ignore the object I tried to use for scale, its right next to Moriba but half way between Miami and the camera as she was aggressing at it. I think the size difference is still pretty obvious in the pictures, and Miami is a full foot longer. do you think it would be safe to try housing them together, or is the size difference too much? Miami is a female Checkered, Morbia is a female Albino Checkered.(note the pictures were taken at the same distance, I am NOT anymore zoomed in on Miami then I am on Morbia)


I just read on the older snakes thread that housing an older snake with a younger snake could stress them out, so maybe a no-go anyway? I don't know Miami's age but she is at LEAST 9-10 years old, Morbia was 3 as of June 11th.