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2fingers
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finally i have my stimmy
co habitation
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June 16, 2012, 12:08:01 PM »
hi guys
i have a 2 and half year old stimmy (not sure of sex) and was thinkning of getting another one, preferably a hatchling
can i place them both in them same enclosure or do i need seperate ones, im not looking at breeding them, just some company for my other one. my exiting enc is 800 x 450 x 450
thanks
bruce
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cm666
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Re: co habitation
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June 16, 2012, 06:30:04 PM »
Bruce am not sure if I would put a hatchling in with a two and a half year old - I prefer to have roughly same size animals together just to reduce risk of cannibalisation - hatchling is probably going to want to eat every couple of days whereas the older one may be less and unless you take one out for feeding may cause problems - I find they cohabit really well in groups - have had no problems but I normally only have male with numerous females or just males together - enjoy your snakes
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Bluetongue
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Re: co habitation
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June 17, 2012, 02:09:36 AM »
I did read a post on APS where a larger Stimmie ate its smaller cage mate. I cannot validate it but young Stimmies in nature feed mainly on frogs and geckoes and they continue to include frogs and reptiles along with birds and mammals in their adult diet. I am therefore inclined to believe they would not hesitate to consume a suitably sized snake. I would also suggest that the hatchling would be less stressed kept on its own in an appropriate click-clack. They are essentially loners in nature although habitat and availability of suitable refuges can see numbers occurring close together in confined areas.
So take cm666 advice and wait til its big enough.
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2fingers
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June 17, 2012, 10:59:16 AM »
thanks guys for the info, if i get a hatchling ill house him seperatley till big enough
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