Thanks guys!
Bitis,even if I should use the name Umai for my snake, feel free to use it too.I don't mind at all.So there would be one Umai in England and one Umai in Switzerland.It's not as if I own that name! But I haven't decided yet.I'm still waiting for some more answers.Maybe I should start a voting thread-LOL!

LOL Cheers Jacky.. now we need a new snake so I can use the name! Wait til you get the snake and see if one of your name choices suits him, often seeing the actual snake gives you a name idea

GRRRR - Obviously this post was by Rachel again, because Joe forgot to sign out again!!

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I'll think of something to put here soon.......

LOL- Now that's a great excuse to get another snake!!What's on your wish list?

Would love to hear some more stories of your experience in keeping two BPs together.Anybody??Although I decided to get just one,but maybe for the future!?!We all should start breeding them,then there wouldn't be wild or farmed BPs at shops anymore!!lol!

My pair (M/F) have been housed together since they were hatchlings. They are approx 4 years old. They started out together in a 10 gallon tank and currently reside in a 55 gallon tank with a Ceramic Heat Emitter for heat. There has never been any sign of conflict, or breeding activity either. They are almost always curled up in the same spot. In fact if you take one out of the tank the other will soon be on the prowl looking for them. Both are healthy and very docile. The male routinely fasts 5-6 months during the winter (until this year) while the female has never fasted.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

What does Ceramic Heat Emitter mean?And how big is a 55gallon? Would you suggest to get a male and female instead just a single male? Would love to have two,but should work in the same tank!!

Ceramic Heat Emitter = ceramic heat emitter, a bulb that only emits heat, not light. They're very costly ($30-$40), but last a very long time. I use mine at night when temps dip, it's a great way to add a couple extra degrees to the setup.

Jacky,. a male and female should live more happily together, however you still have to be prepared for the possibility of conflict, though you shouldn't experience this with a pair. There is always the risk of a breeder mis-sexing for example though, and if you ended up with two males you might encounter some problems.

You would also need to prepare for breeding if you housed a pair together - they might breed with each other too young, as our corns just have, and then you would end up with a pregnant BP at too young an age, and possibly eggs when you're not prepared. Breeding is a huge step to take and is a lot different from just keeping snakes.

More people should breed them yes, and it would hopefully decrease the amount produced by farm breeding We aim to breed ours in a couple of years when the female is old enough, and we would like to get another female or two,. our female was hatched in '04, and is an excellent feeder so I can see her being breeding size before long! Our two males are adults, although one of them we can't be sure of age - that one fasts each year for 6 months! - if the pattern follows he should start eating again soon as it's coming up to 6 months now.

Anyway, good luck, I hope all of our advice has been of some help to you.

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Ceramic Heating Element. It is shaped like a light bulb that is flattened on the end. Screws into a regular CERAMIC lamp socket. The Ceramic Heat Emitter is made out of ceramic material with a wire coil heating element. It produces a great amount of heat but no light so you can use them 24/7. They are a bit pricey to start but they last for 4-5 years. I use 1 250 watt Ceramic Heat Emitter to heat my large iguana enclosure and a 150 watt Ceramic Heat Emitter plus one 100 watt incandescent to heat my 55 gal ball python tank.
48" x 13" and 20.5" tall
Either way would work. Since you are relatively new to snakes I would personally suggest you start out with one. A single snake will do just fine by itself and you won't have to worry about who pooped or who regurged if it happens. They don't need companionship. The reason we have 2 is one is mine and the other is my lady's. It was my gift to her and marked the beginning of her snake keeping!
I guess you could call them our engagement snakes!
From other keepers I have talked to it seems that BPs are reluctant to breed when kept continually together. it requires them being kept seperately and then introduced for breeding. Thats not to say it can't happen. As Rachel said there is always the possibilty of an early breeding.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Thanks so much for your answers!
I was thinking very hard about that,and decieded now deffenetly that I shall only get one male BP!! And I'm happy with that thought of taking care of one BP and get my experience with that kind!
The reason I choose a boy is because they don't get that big and they like to climb more,which I find quite fascinating!
Have a nice day!