can you house multiple JCP's together?

[booyah]

Hey guys, I was curious can you put more than one jungle carpet python in the same enclosure? I believe I have seen it done before in petstores, but can you do that and still expect them to breed? What ratio of males to females would you need?

I realize I would more than likely have to remove the gravid female, and give her a more comfortable place to lay her eggs, but other than that, could the snakes be house together, (say around 3-5 snakes) and have no adverse effects on mating and overall health of the snakes?

Thankyou very much!!

[booyah]

Enclosure size is 48" X 39" X 20"

[Jendee]

If you have 3 to 5 snakes together how do you plan on feeding them, or be able to accurately track records ie poo, shed, water..ect

Keeping any type of snakes together in the same cage just makes thing difficult and stressful for both owner and reptile...but it looks pretty lol

[booyah]

If you have 3 to 5 snakes together how do you plan on feeding them, or be able to accurately track records ie poo, shed, water..ect

Keeping any type of snakes together in the same cage just makes thing difficult and stressful for both owner and reptile...but it looks pretty lol

I rarely feed my snakes in their enclosures. I have a feeding tub that I usually use. You make a good point as far as knowing when they poop tho.

I was more interested in knowing if they would end up fighting for dominance, or something of the sorts. If I had say 3 females and 1 male, do you guys think there would be a problem?

[booyah]

From my observing in the petstores the jungles carpets almost seem like they enjoy each others company. The guy had approx. 5 snakes in one good sized enclosure, and they had produced babies.

[stephanbakir]

From my observing in the petstores the jungles carpets almost seem like they enjoy each others company. The guy had approx. 5 snakes in one good sized enclosure, and they had produced babies.

Try not to get advice from a pet store, just dont.

While some snakes can be housed together, there are too many down sides to make it worthwhile.

[mykee]

The short answer is no.
If you're looking for a more detailed answer, do a search on this site, there are many, many threads on this exact topic.

[belovedboas]

The short answer is no.
If you're looking for a more detailed answer, do a search on this site, there are many, many threads on this exact topic.



I was gonna say almost the same thing....lots of threads on here about housing multiple snakes in the same enclosure!!:)

[shaunyboy]

its only carpets i keep mate sometimes i house.....

same size females together

hatchling pairs until they reach sub adult hood i then seperate and only put them back together for breeding

i have kept adult pairs together that i had no intention of breeding with each other but even when they have not been cooled for breeding i still like to seperate during breeding season for peace of mind

i would NEVER house 2 males in the same tank

the above is just my way of doing things and has caused me no problems with my carpets

i personally would not put 4 or 5 jungles in the same enclosure

also when breeding use the females tank so the male can be removed and the female feels secure in her own tank.

imo its always best to introduce the male to the females tank as he only has one thing on his mind at breeding season if you do it the other way round the female tends to show more interest in exploring the new tank rather than the job in hand

the one thing i find a pain when keeping carpets together is the hassle of getting them out at feeding time

i only keep feeding shedding and health treatments records i'm not one for getting all hung up on when my snake poo's.i give them regular health checks so would notice signs of constipation which i'm happy to say has never been an issue with my collection

cheers shaun

[Jendee]

There are many reasons not to do this, and many reasons not to look at petstores lol

[Reptile_Reptile]

remember they have a crazy feeding response and the chance one will munch the other is high.

[shaunyboy]

remember they have a crazy feeding response and the chance one will munch the other is high.


the chance of a same sized carpet python trying to eat another is very slim if at all mate

out of all the morelia enthusiasts i am in contact with all of them have kept carpets together with no problems

other species i cannot comment on but with carpets,same size females,same size pairs lead to no complications that i have heard of

2 males may show signs of combat as in wrestling and trying to pin each others heads to the ground but i have never witnessed or heard of biting with morelia

i have seen a case where 2 full grown male macklots were put together and that did end up with large bite wounds

that said some species of snakes show no problems co habiting

to the op
i still would not put 5 jungles in one

cheers shaun