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Getting another snake, what gender?

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chipmunk

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We have a 18 - 24 month old female corn snake. it's my brothers. i would like to get one to in about a month. can i put two females in together right away? Or would i have to introduce them gradually. which ever's easier.
 
In all honesty, You would be better off setting up another viv. If you research co-habing you will see that snakes are naturally solitary animals and do much better not sharing a viv. I know some do cohab, but I personally think the snakes would be better off with their own homes.

I guess one thing I would ask is how sure are you on the gender of your brothers snake? Please to a search then make a decision on how to house your snakes.
Good luck in whichever way you decide to go.
 
How About This?

I know that our snake is a female because she laid eggs about 4 months ago. if i did put another snake in with ours, what would happen? would it make a difference if it were male or female?
 
The older one might eat the younger. They will be fighting and stressed out over the best places to be. If one gets sick you won't know which and the other will catch it. If one throws up you won't know who did it. They might not be sexed property and you might have a female who dies because she is eggbound and too young to have gotten gravid. Gender doesn't matter, one snake per cage.
Don't do it. Get another cage or stick with the one snake.
 
I'm pretty new here and to keeping snakes as well, but I'm not a newbie to housing things in tanks, as I'm a long time fish keeper. I think the commonalty in both is that you need to make decisions based on what is best for the animal and not what is best for the keeper. So even if it APPEARS like there is lots of room for more snakes/fish in an enclosure, there frequently are a lot of other issues involved in determining what can go together.

Sometimes even if it seems logical or other people do it, it wont work with specific pets. I have angelfish who ought to be able to live together, but can't--I keep them in different tanks for their own benefit. I imagine it is the same with snakes--that some might be able to get along together in some situations, but it is better to do what is in the best interests rather then risk it.

If it is a space/money issue there are lots of suggestions I've seen on here about less expensive ways to house snakes.
 
thanks for the info. what if i put in two of the same age in the same tank, would that work?
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Not guaranteed. Even at the same size, a male would mean further risk of underage breeding (minimum recommended breeding age for a female is three years). Even another female would still potentialy cause stress for both snakes.
 
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