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2004 hatchlings

Doric

Doric

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I have 2 2004 babies 1 male and 1 female. The male is a normal, I think and the female is an amel.

At the moment they are sharing a habitat and I had planned to brumate them this winter. He is about 12 inches and she is about 10.

My question is this - Is there a risk that, small as they are, when I re-introduce them to the hab in spring they might try to mate? If so when would it be safe to put them back in together.
 
Never. You shouldn't keep males/females together. First because of stress. And second because the male will mate with the female in the end. But you have a large risk of the female, though fertile, isn't big enough to breed yet, with may result in nasty things.
Second brumating. Why would you want to do that with hatchlings?
 
I agree with Jicin. Though I am currently housing some of my hatchlings together, because I don't have any other place to put them at the moment, tomorrow(when I plan to get my rack finished) they will all go in separate cages and never meet up with another cornsnake until they are old enough to breed.

I am curious as well as to why you would want to brumate hatchlings. Is it because you think that is what is natural for them? Generally it is thought that you should keep them warm throughout the winter and give them a chance to put on much needed weight their first year, unless they are stubborn eaters, in which case brumation may kick their eating into full gear once brumation is over.
 
Firstly let me say these are my first snakes - so I am an inexperienced keeper.

The reason is that I was going on the advice of the snake 'expert' at the pet store. It didn't seem right to me - which is why I asked you guys, who obviously do have a lot of experience.

Thank you for your prompt replies - no brumation and single rooms from now on. Tanks are not a problem I have a glass one, which they are in at the moment and a plastic one that can be ready soon.

Thanks again.
 
I'll second Amanda

I would suggest that you don't brumate corns that young. Spend this first winter feeding and growing them. :)
 
I found that brumating helped my "occasional" feeders. I had six left by last December which had eaten a maximum of five times since hatchling the previous summer. I kept them going with vitamins & supplements in their water and decided to brumate as a last resort. I brought them out after a month, at which point four of them ate everything they were presented with and went to new homes a month later. I agree with the others though - I wouldn't recommend this as a normal course of action.
 
Thanks again for all your replies - I can see I have come to the right place for help and information.

I suppose that in a couple of years I would like to try and mate my snakes but at the moment they are too small and I have a lot to learn first. For the moment I am happy to watch them explore the habs, now they are apart - and also watch them try to find ways to get out :rolleyes: I will post some pics when I can take some that are not blurred
 
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