green tree python enclosure help...

[lukeeyy]

hey, i am looking at getting two gtp hatchlings and well first of all what are your thoughts on housing them together? ive read alot of stuff and its said its just easier to keep them seperated for feeding purposes and what not but when it comes down to it is it really a problem if your willing to take the extra care feeding?
secondly the size of the enclosure, i have a range of differnt sized enclosures and tubs so its not a problem but im hoping it is ok for me to keep the two together in a fairly large enclosure measuring 40x34x24 inches...
if i set it up highly dense with plants vines bamboo etc it shall be fine right just hard to locate the snakes?
i was thinking that once i get the snakes keep them seperated in small tubs for roughly a month and get feeding properly and just make sure there healthy, then put the tubs in the enclosure overnight with the lid off and let them decide?
am i dillisional or is this a fair question? i cant see a problem?

 

[Tassie97]

for the money you pay for GTP's don't you think it would just be worth getting another enclosure?

 

[dickyknee]

Personally unless breeding there is no way I would keep two together.
Unlike carpet or ants these things do not come out of a cage in a hurry in case of some thing going wrong.

 

[lukeeyy]

for the money you pay for GTP's don't you think it would just be worth getting another enclosure?

like i said i have a range of all differnt sized enclosures so either way it doesnt matter but id just much prefer to have them in this and trying to eliminate or atleast down scale the risks involved in a large enclosure, my question really is can it be pulled off? or is it just a straight out no no?

 

[Greenmad]

Personally unless breeding there is no way I would keep two together.
Unlike carpet or ants these things do not come out of a cage in a hurry in case of some thing going wrong.

+1

 

[Waterrat]

If they sit side by side on the perch, as they often do, how are you going to feed them? They react to movement and grab each other before you know it. I keep adult females 2 in a cage but boy, do I have to juggle the rats; two tongs with a rat in each one, bit of a diversion, quickly straight in front of their mouths and bang. It a real challenge. Avoid it if you can.
Separating them into containers for feeding is not like with other pythons, getting juveniles off the perch is a no no, besides such maneuver usually upsets their appetite.

 

[Bryce]

Personally unless breeding there is no way I would keep two together.
Unlike carpet or ants these things do not come out of a cage in a hurry in case of some thing going wrong.

+2