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Housing multiple snakes together?

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Kai87

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Hey guys and gals,
I'm new to keeping snakes. What is the general consensus on housing multiple snakes in the same terrarium? If it is acceptable, what types are compatible? Would housing a Corn with a Taiwanese Beauty be a mistake?


Thanks!!
 
Hey Kai87 and welcome here.
And you should never ever house your snakes together. Here are a few reasons just to be helpful.
1 Health reasons (if you have a regurge you won't know who did it).
2 With youngsters there is always the concern of cannibalism.
3 You can make for a high stress environment. One will most surely bully the other.
4 Snakes are mostly solitary creatures that only seek out each others company when breeding.
5 Never ever house different species together.
These should be enough to go on. Have fun and learn and grow with your New Snakes, but enjoy them in separate homes. :)
Have fun hear you will meet some great folks.
 
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Most folks here wouldn't even recommend keeping two Corns together, never mind cohabbing different species.

Taiwans get considerably bigger than Corns. Whilst Taiwans aren't naturally cannibalistic, they can have voracious appetites. A Corn would most likely end up as dinner in pretty short order, once the size difference became significant.

Also, Taiwans have completely different husbandry requirements than Corns. What would be OK for one would most likely damage the health of the other.

Plus from what I've seen of Taiwans, I wouldn't view them as a good snake for a novice anyway. My ex used to keep them and his were quick to bite and they hung on for dear life once hooked to you. They get powerful when they hit adult size (anything up to nine feet) so you have to be very confident around them.
 
If you want to house more then one snake together the best way to do it is a rack, and each snake in its own bin in the rack. That way they each have their own space, but are all together in one area of the room, and use one heating system and thermostat. I wouldn't put two snakes in the same bin or tank, and I might worry about putting snakes with really different needs in the same rack.
 
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