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So...here it is. My name is Tim....I'm in my mid 20's and I'm purchasing a cornsnake within the next month for my son and I. He is turning 7 and has a strong interest in snakes and I have always had a huge interest myselft although never had anything ouside of garder snakes. I'm set to purchase all that is needed and hope all goes well.

I would appreciate any tips that you generally wouldn't read everywhere else. I have done quite a bit of research over the past 2 weeks so I am far from clueless. But as they say," you don't know till you been there"
 
New Snake

Hi Tim. Welcome to the Forum.
A corn snake is the best you could have chosen for a starter snake.
If you are getting a hatchling try and make sure that it is eating well.
I personally would start on a yearling.
OH!!! If you can then get 2, the competition between you and your son will have to be experienced to be believed as to whose snake it actually is.
A word of warning, Corn Snakes are addictive.
Enjoy and don't be afraid to ask, I've kept corns for 6 years now and still
learn something new every day.

Ciao
 
Can different corns be kept together. If so...can two be comfortable in a 20 gallon long. If two do I need more hides??? Just wonderin. :shrugs:
 
Co-habitation

It is not wise to keep more than 1 corn in a viv.
The reasons are various, if 1 gets sick or a disease the chances are both will get it, unwanted pregnancy etc.
I keep 3 adult male corns in a 50 gal. viv. , but then again I am prepared to take the risk, I can also warn you that I will be shouted at soon for my statements.
At the end of the day, co-habitation is Risky and the preference of the individual.

Ciao
 
Hello and Welcome to the Forums!!!

Your best bet would be to have separate cages for the snakes. As roland said there are many things that could go wrong.

Good luck on getting a corn!!!
 
And another question....I might be planning for a baby....is 20gallon Long too big??? If I fill it up with stuff is that better??? I want it to be roomy....and dont' want a 10gallon laying around after I upgrade. Suggestion???
 
No, a 20 gallon shouldn't be too big for the baby corn. Just make sure you have a big water dish in the cage and then the other stuff you plan to put in.
 
Too big or not

As David said, 20 gal. not a problem but if you are looking at start up cost then you need to know that a baby corn could be comfortable in a 10 gal. for I would think up to 18 months more or less.

Ciao
 
Hey, I'm in Chicago, too...I was living in west Rogers Park for the past 5 years (and I will continue to teach there, though...), and I now live near Midway...I still don't remember the name of the neighborhood I'm now in, but I'm not too far from the airport...:p

Starting with a 20-gal is just fine, because eventually you're going to need a 20-gal for that snake when he's about one year (maybe around 40-50 grams?) anyway...if it seems a little too big yet, though, you could always partition part of it off, so it seems more like a 10-gal size, and then after a few months, let the lil'guy have at the whole tank. 20-gal is the minimum size, though, for an adult...one of my adults is in a 30-gal tank just so that he has more roaming space, but everyone else is in 20s. :)

Feel free to ask any other questions...:) I hope that that helped!
 
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