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2 snakes, 1 cage?

my mom has two corns in a tank that have lived together longer than i've been alive (i'm 26, in case anyone is wondering). one is a snow, one is a normal. they're a mated pair. as long as they have enough room to get away from each other when they want to, and they are being fed properly, no additional stress (plenty of hides, temp and humidity are good, etc) then there's no reason they can't. corn cannibalism CAN occur, but just because it has occured, doesn't mean it will ALWAYS occur.

use common sense and you should be fine.
 
No. They cant be in the same enclosure. If you want a new snake, you should get another proper setup for that snake.
 
patches152 said:
my mom has two corns in a tank that have lived together longer than i've been alive (i'm 26, in case anyone is wondering). one is a snow, one is a normal. they're a mated pair. as long as they have enough room to get away from each other when they want to, and they are being fed properly, no additional stress (plenty of hides, temp and humidity are good, etc) then there's no reason they can't. corn cannibalism CAN occur, but just because it has occured, doesn't mean it will ALWAYS occur.

use common sense and you should be fine.
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How many clutches of eggs has this mated pair produced?
 
patches152 said:
my mom has two corns in a tank that have lived together longer than i've been alive (i'm 26, in case anyone is wondering). one is a snow, one is a normal. they're a mated pair. as long as they have enough room to get away from each other when they want to, and they are being fed properly, no additional stress (plenty of hides, temp and humidity are good, etc) then there's no reason they can't. corn cannibalism CAN occur, but just because it has occured, doesn't mean it will ALWAYS occur.

use common sense and you should be fine.
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um, I have never heard of a pair of corns living longer then 23 years with the maximum normally being 20 years. And your 26? Thats an awfully long time for a corn snake, let alone 2.
 
Allalaskan said:
um, I have never heard of a pair of corns living longer then 23 years with the maximum normally being 20 years. And your 26? Thats an awfully long time for a corn snake, let alone 2.
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Not to mention they are older then 26 and did lay clutches before OP was born????
 
If you cannot afford a new cage or you don't have the space for another one, then you're not ready for another snake.

Snakes are not social, and suffer when kept communally. Is causes them stress, the specific amount varies from snake to snake. It is very common for snakes housed together to become ill, refuse food, regurgitate, and hurt each other due to stress. There are no good things to say about housing snakes together, and anyone who's done any research about the subject will say the same.

For the snakes sake, keep yours by him/herself.
 
Forgot to mention the very real possibility of cannibalism. Even if the snakes are the same size. It's more common with younger corns, too.
 
i missed the part about the snakes not being the same age. with that being said, i wouldn't cage two snakes together if they weren't the same size and a bit older. all of the "horror story" pix someone referenced earlier were all showing very young snakes.

RE: skepticism towards my post, i just called my mom. apparently this pair isn't the same she had when i was a baby. this is a second pair, i didn't realize that she had gotten a second pair since the snakes live in her classroom (she's a 2nd grade teacher). these snakes are about 13 now, the other pair that i was referring to she had before i was born, and they were also a snow corn and a normal. hence my confusion. they're the exact same color. you're right, i'm wrong. bingo
 
Allalaskan said:
I wasnt trying to sound snippy, I just was having a hard time believing they lived THAT long lol.
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no offense taken, i'm just a bit of a smartass and it tends to be a bit more noticable and abrasive, if you will, in my writing. but like my grandpa always told me, "it's better to be a smartass than a dumbass"
 
Years ago now, but yeah. Once they're adults they're fine. As long as there is enough room to get away if they so choose. However, if one snake gets out (which occasionally happens) the remaining snake shows the signs of stress discussed. Namely, refusing to eat. But they show no signs of stress when they're together. If you do house em together, feed em separately.
 
Better safe than sorry is what I say.

Except during breeding time (if breeding) I don't see any reason to have snakes together, so I keep them separately. For my own peace of mind I'd rather not risk any possible stress or cannibalism.
 
I would recommend for you to do the search for co-habbing snakes to, patches. Just to see why we say "NO!!" I am one of the few that do have a couple co-habbing tanks and I know in another post I explain how I do it but I would never say yes. It is better to be safe than sorry and many people that are asking this question have only had snakes for a short time and don't know what the stress signals look like. I surely would not want to tell them that it is ok to keep the snakes together knowing that it is possible that the snakes could eat each other.
 
There is no benefit to co-habbing, even older snakes. They are not in love, they are not a mated pair, simply they have been put in a circumstance they would not duplicate in nature. Except for mating and even then many people are observant and watch for stressors.
I choose to advise people to use search function, because they will then see more then one opinion.
When I first joined this forum there was a thread about an egg bound female that left a very lasting impression on me. I can pretty much gaurantee someone come spring will say egg bound female didn't know she could get pregnant or they weren't supposed to be male and female or, or, or.
 
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