Mixed Species Cohabitation?

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Mixed Species Cohabitation?

Postby Saltydog » Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:08 pm

Hey guys, I have a very docile Northern BTS who refuses to eat anything live (he has zero interest in anything that moves). I was wondering if it were possible to house a snake (I’m thinking ball python/milk snake/corn snake) with him as long as they have the same maintenance requirements? He is a friendly skink and only gets angry when I wake him up :lol: thoughts?
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Re: Mixed Species Cohabitation?

Postby splashy07 » Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:42 am

Absolutely not!
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Re: Mixed Species Cohabitation?

Postby Y33T » Tue Dec 21, 2021 6:51 am

I feel like I’ve read this somewhere else before lol. I’m guessing you’re trolling.
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Re: Mixed Species Cohabitation?

Postby Saltydog » Tue Dec 21, 2021 12:45 pm

Y33T wrote:I feel like I’ve read this somewhere else before lol. I’m guessing you’re trolling.




I’m not trolling, I have been looking into mixed species vivaria and it is possible, but I wanted some other opinions on it.
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Re: Mixed Species Cohabitation?

Postby LeapingLizards » Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:48 pm

That's a terrible idea.
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Re: Mixed Species Cohabitation?

Postby IvanDanko » Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:56 pm

Same as above, even BTS cohabitation has several risks - letalone cohabbing with a snake?? I don't know who has suggested this but I would stay as far away from their advice as you can. It's possible to smoke a cigarette and put fuel in your car at the same time without blowing up, doesn't mean you should do it.
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Re: Mixed Species Cohabitation?

Postby splashy07 » Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:06 am

Skinks do not even like the company of other skinks so please get this awful idea out of your head.
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Re: Mixed Species Cohabitation?

Postby rixusaku » Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:34 am

Just as the 4 others here have said, this is a really bad idea. I do know that some species of animals can be cohabbed with others, fish tanks being the obvious, but blue tongues should never be cohabbed with anything other than a CUC. It's just a really really bad idea with this species. Sorry
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