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Can red tails and a burmese be housed together?

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Question
i have two red tails,one pyrivian and one normal boa.we recntly bought a burmese python that is more or less the same size.can we house them together?
thanks

Answer
Hello Tarryn,

You can house them together. You should however quarentine the Burmese for at least a month before introducing them together. I might also have some blood work done on the two boas just to verify they are not carriers of IBD. This is a decease most common in boas that may nor affect them for a long time but can kill a python within a few months. Better to be safe then sorry.

Hope this helps,
Eric Rovegno