Can we make a sticky on keeping snakes together?

[stephenie191]

Alot of new keepers are asking if they can keep snakes together.

I know some people do but i think a sticky with pictures of snakes being eaten by others and the FACTS on canabilism in snakes may be beneficial to keepers.

WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK?

[stephenie191]

Heres an example why i askd


http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/snake...-my-royal.html

[Andy]

If you make a thread thats good then it might be stickied

[Matt Harris]

As long as the 'sticky' reflects the fact that many millions of snakes are kept together without any problems, in comparison with a relatively tiny number of cannibalism events which are repeated ad nauseam on internet forums, thereby demostrating that the risk is so slight as to be insignificant (unless you keep king snakes, king cobras etc)

[luke123]

we have one in the lizard section...so why not.

[stephenie191]

Originally Posted by Matt Harris

As long as the 'sticky' reflects the fact that many millions of snakes are kept together without any problems, in comparison with a relatively tiny number of cannibalism events which are repeated ad nauseam on internet forums, thereby demostrating that the risk is so slight as to be insignificant (unless you keep king snakes, king cobras etc)

I doubt millions of keepers keep them together.

If RFUK is anything to go by, (which is a good selection of people) then more people keep them apart.

[Meko]

Originally Posted by stephenie191

Alot of new keepers are asking if they can keep snakes together.

I know some people do but i think a sticky with pictures of snakes being eaten by others and the FACTS on canabilism in snakes may be beneficial to keepers.

WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK?

but its a picture of a snake thats eaten another one. Not a whole load of pictures and theres no story to go with it. Were they living together and it just decided to eat it? were they fed together and it ate the other snake or hadn't they been fed and it ate the other snake?

i don't think theres enough conclusive evidence to say it it WILL happen, just a picture that said it did... once

[Graylord]

Originally Posted by Meko

but its a picture of a snake thats eaten another one. Not a whole load of pictures and theres no story to go with it. Were they living together and it just decided to eat it? were they fed together and it ate the other snake or hadn't they been fed and it ate the other snake?

i don't think theres enough conclusive evidence to say it it WILL happen, just a picture that said it did... once

there`s a load on here that had a go at me for keeping them together but noone ever comes up with any pictures.

or concrete proof.

[Fangio]

Originally Posted by darwengray

there`s a load on here that had a go at me for keeping them together but noone ever comes up with any pictures.

or concrete proof.

Mate, it's WHAT you were keeping together not just the fact you were cohabiting but doing it with species from different continents etc.

Personally I've kept loads together over the last 13 years with no issues. It can be done safely dependant on species and HOW it's done.

A sticky on this would need to be balanced and give both sides and ways of minimalising risks etc. not just cannabalism pics with no story behind them and "OMG it's bad" etc.etc.

[stephenie191]

Originally Posted by Fangio

Mate, it's WHAT you were keeping together not just the fact you were cohabiting but doing it with species from different continents etc.

Personally I've kept loads together over the last 13 years with no issues. It can be done safely dependant on species and HOW it's done.

A sticky on this would need to be balanced and give both sides and ways of minimalising risks etc. not just cannabalism pics with no story behind them and "OMG it's bad" etc.etc.

I agree FACTS as i stated in the begining, -

too much 'word of mouth' and rubbish flying about. -

If anyone has pics, advice or wants to write a few paragraphs and then maybe put them all together on a thread?