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I have a question, I will be getting my second corn snake tomorrow and while I won't be housing them together I do want to introduce them. Is there any certain way I should do it? I do not want to stress them out if I don't have to, if it helps they are both males and around the same size.
 
I dont suggest introducing them untill youve quarentened it already. There is really no need to introduce them, most of the time (unless for breeding reasons) they wont pay much attention at all to the other and just go about their own buisness. Remember these arnt like dogs, the only time they care about another snake is when breeding.
 
If you dont want to stress them out then the easiest thing to do would be to not introduce them, as its definatly not needed.
 
Gee, why not just give him the definition while you're here? :rolleyes:

Quarantined, as in kept isolated from your current snake to avoid any possible transmission of parasites/diseases. Just give the new acquisition 2-3 months so you can monitor behaviour, fecals, and sheds before intoducing them.

While I'm sure Cheryl's snakes are 100% healthy, there's really no way to tell for sure in the grand scheme of things. It's just the safe route, most of us take.

As for snakes housed together at petstores...petstores don't always practice the best of animal husbandry. Most of those corns are probably curled up together in the only optimum spot in the cage. That is...one hide, one lamp for warmth, etc. They're all after the same ideal.

As DaemoNox said, most corns ignore each other unless its mating season. So it really wouldn't be all that exciting of an encounter. Most of mine when together for picture shoots do their best to get away from one another as fast as possible.
 
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