My olives just don't like it c.o.p sizes

[longqi]

Is that 20% of the original size
Or 20% of the original size plus the 50% increase for the first animal?

ie: original size 100cm plus 50cm for one extra equal 150cm
20% of 100cm is 20cm total 100 plus 50 plus 20 equals 170cm
but if it worked on the combined figure next extra would be
20% of 150cm equals 30cm total 100 plus 50 plus 30 equals 180cm
add a few more and you are talking HUGE

 

[Jacknife]

RI is a bacterial infection and stress is one of the biggest triggers for RI. Stress of a new enclosure can suppress a snakes immune system allowing the bacterial infection to take hold.

Agreed, though the enclosure is not the cause, merely the trigger. It already had the infection and it would have appeared regardless.
Potentially.

 

[Trimeresurus]

Agreed, though the enclosure is not the cause, merely the trigger. It already had the infection and it would have appeared regardless.
Potentially.

I agree with this. Full blown ri after only 3 days would indicate that the snake infact already would have had something wrong, the stress just allowed it to progress.

 

[Pitttownboy]

i would not be keeping that many pythons in one enclosure, they will most likely eat each other or fight during breeding season.

you have to go by largest python so that would be 0.625m2 + 50% for 2, + 20% for every one after that. so it would be 0.625m2 + 310% = 2.5625m2

correct me if i am wrong

It's hasn't been a problem having that many snakes together for the last 15 yrs so I doubt it will be soon and yes I have had many clutches. The trick is multiple heating and sleeping areas and keeping them well fed, that and the fact diamonds don't fight or predate other snakes