Multi Animal Enclosure?

[philthechil]

I had a wild and crazy idea of getting like a 40 gallon tank and putting my tarantula and my garter snake in there together. My tarantula is really really docile and didn't to anything to the frog that was sitting on top of him one time for 10 minutes. :P Also my little brother wants to get a rodent of some kind so maybe put that in there as well. Please give me your thoughts.

[Stefan-A]

Don't do it. It's a very, very, very bad idea.

[reptile3]

ummm I don't think that would be a good idea... usually you house similar snakes in the same enclosure.

[drache]

I had a wild and crazy idea of getting like a 40 gallon tank and putting my tarantula and my garter snake in there together. My tarantula is really really docile and didn't to anything to the frog that was sitting on top of him one time for 10 minutes. :P Also my little brother wants to get a rodent of some kind so maybe put that in there as well. Please give me your thoughts.

very wild and crazy idea, and one I strongly advise against

[philthechil]

What do you mean by house similar snakes? What would you think would happen in such a scenario?

[Zephyr]

What do you mean by house similar snakes? What would you think would happen in such a scenario?

Tarantula gets hungry, eats snake. Snake gets hungry, eats rodent.
Don't do it.

[guidofatherof5]

Rodents get hungry when snakes are not. Rodents bite and eat snakes.
Tarantulas can cause some major injuries on anything. NOT A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE THIS MIX.

Tarantula gets hungry, eats snake. Snake gets hungry, eats rodent.
Don't do it.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

okay, I really don't want to beat a dead horse, but I do feel the need to reiterate that this is absolutely, a terrible, horrible, awful idea. This puts all three animals in danger and they WILL attack each other. Rodents are omnivorous and will kill things and eat them given the chance. No matter how you put it, tarantuals are not docile, and do not have feelings and will have no problem sinking its fangs into your snake. Some are less inclined to bite you, but they are not docile friendly creatures, and neither are rodents or snakes. The only snakes you can really keep together are garters, and even then you want to keep only same species/subspecies together or if you want to mix subspecies, make sure they are all males or females. Other types of snakes should be houses separate from garters, and separate from each other because MOST snakes that are not garters, ribbons, dekay's or water snakes are totally solitary and need their own private space.

[ssssnakeluvr]

as everyone said.............very bad idea, rodent will eat each....snake eat frog, tarantula eat snake.....endless possiblilities, all bad!!!!! even bad putting different species of snakes together....some snakes feed on other snakes.......

[Sitting_duck]

okay, i really don't want to beat a dead horse, but i do feel the need to reiterate that this is absolutely, a terrible, horrible, awful idea. This puts all three animals in danger and they will attack each other. Rodents are omnivorous and will kill things and eat them given the chance. No matter how you put it, tarantuals are not docile, and do not have feelings and will have no problem sinking its fangs into your snake. Some are less inclined to bite you, but they are not docile friendly creatures, and neither are rodents or snakes. The only snakes you can really keep together are garters, and even then you want to keep only same species/subspecies together or if you want to mix subspecies, make sure they are all males or females. Other types of snakes should be houses separate from garters, and separate from each other because most snakes that are not garters, ribbons, dekay's or water snakes are totally solitary and need their own private space.

+1,000,000