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Cornsnake + other pets
- Thread starter Hebi
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snakemom1961
Spring is here!
My adult is around 4 ft long. I have a cat and wouldn't even begin to worry about the snake harming the cat if she escaped. I would be much more worried about what the cat might do to the snake. Even though I'm pretty positive the cat wouldn't do anything considering what she did a couple years ago with an escaped mouse. She sat there for over 20 minutes holding the mouse in place by holding its tail with his paw till my daughters got home. But of course all cats are different and some may cause harm to a snake if it escaped.
Plissken
Crazy Snail Lady
I keep quite a few other animals with snakes, and I've never had any problems so far. However I do keep my snakes and cats well seperated - the cats are strictly forbidden from entering the room where my snakes are kept and there is a closed door between them at all times. Agree with snakemom, a cat is far more dangerous to a corn than the other way around.
I do sometimes handle the snakes in the rooms where my cats do roam, and to be honest the cats take little notice. I think if the snake was wriggling along the floor the cats would be interested, but when they just glance up at me they don't seem to register there's something else living wrapped around me.
Corn snakes are indeed escape artists, but so long as you're careful, escapes from living quarters are perfectly avoidable.
I do sometimes handle the snakes in the rooms where my cats do roam, and to be honest the cats take little notice. I think if the snake was wriggling along the floor the cats would be interested, but when they just glance up at me they don't seem to register there's something else living wrapped around me.
Corn snakes are indeed escape artists, but so long as you're careful, escapes from living quarters are perfectly avoidable.
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Hypancistrus
New member
Don't get me wrong, I like cats.
But cats are FAR more violent creatures and killers than any snake. Feral cats in particular are responsible, either directly, or as part of other similar issues, for MANY of the endangered species we are trying to save at this point in time. Pick up the April 2007 issue of Reptiles, and read the article on iguana conservation. Almost all the iguanas listed as critically endangered became critically endangered in part due to the introduction of feral cats, and sometimes dogs, to the islands they call home.
Cats are perfectly designed killers, and what's more, they are designed to take down animals larger than themselves! Did you know that a cats front teeth are designed so as to slip between the vertebrae of mammals and cleanly sever the spine? Yikes! Now that is a killer!
I would definitely say that a cat is a far bigger danger to most small-medium snakes than a snake would be to the cat.
If you don't have a seperate room, buy a critter cage. They have sliding, lockable tops, and should be more or less cat proof. If your cat is a bit hefty, I'd try to find some way of discouraging him or her from laying on top of the screen- I am not sure my screen is sturdy enough to hold the long-term weight of a cat. :shrugs: Better safe than sorry??
Preventing escapes for me is critical because my snake stays in my classroom. If he goes missing, I will never see him again. So I use the critter cage and ALWAYS, ALWAYS secure the lid FIRST before doing anything else. Even when I am just washing out his water bowl... the lid gets secured. Good luck!
But cats are FAR more violent creatures and killers than any snake. Feral cats in particular are responsible, either directly, or as part of other similar issues, for MANY of the endangered species we are trying to save at this point in time. Pick up the April 2007 issue of Reptiles, and read the article on iguana conservation. Almost all the iguanas listed as critically endangered became critically endangered in part due to the introduction of feral cats, and sometimes dogs, to the islands they call home.
Cats are perfectly designed killers, and what's more, they are designed to take down animals larger than themselves! Did you know that a cats front teeth are designed so as to slip between the vertebrae of mammals and cleanly sever the spine? Yikes! Now that is a killer!
I would definitely say that a cat is a far bigger danger to most small-medium snakes than a snake would be to the cat.
If you don't have a seperate room, buy a critter cage. They have sliding, lockable tops, and should be more or less cat proof. If your cat is a bit hefty, I'd try to find some way of discouraging him or her from laying on top of the screen- I am not sure my screen is sturdy enough to hold the long-term weight of a cat. :shrugs: Better safe than sorry??
Preventing escapes for me is critical because my snake stays in my classroom. If he goes missing, I will never see him again. So I use the critter cage and ALWAYS, ALWAYS secure the lid FIRST before doing anything else. Even when I am just washing out his water bowl... the lid gets secured. Good luck!
Never Trust A Cat
I bred and showed Persian cats for many years. I always was amazed at how their predator instincts remained after thousands of years of domestication. My first Grand Champion was a pit bull with fur. His son, who was a sweetheart, would sneak into my daughter's room and "kill" her troll dolls. I had several that would catch birds, mice, lizards,and, yes, even the occasional snake and leave them in the kitchen for my wife.
And if all that doesn't convince you see the following article:
http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/11221694/detail.html
I bred and showed Persian cats for many years. I always was amazed at how their predator instincts remained after thousands of years of domestication. My first Grand Champion was a pit bull with fur. His son, who was a sweetheart, would sneak into my daughter's room and "kill" her troll dolls. I had several that would catch birds, mice, lizards,and, yes, even the occasional snake and leave them in the kitchen for my wife.
And if all that doesn't convince you see the following article:
http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/news/11221694/detail.html
Andrew5760
New member
:-offtopic From what i remember... common house cats are the number one killer cats in the world, because they will kill anything they can over power. Bugs / birds / reptiles etc... Say a tiger may have a "select choice" of meal, a common domestic cat has thousands of species it can over power.
How secure is your lid that it worries you that your snake may escape? If you dont want the snake to get loose possibly, and attack your cat.. the only thing you can really do is make sure your viv is escape proof. After countless escapes with my baby corn, i have 6 clips on the lid and he hasn't gotten out since.
How secure is your lid that it worries you that your snake may escape? If you dont want the snake to get loose possibly, and attack your cat.. the only thing you can really do is make sure your viv is escape proof. After countless escapes with my baby corn, i have 6 clips on the lid and he hasn't gotten out since.