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iwas wondering, can 2 corns live in the same tank? does the tank need to be double the isze. maby a stupid question but i was wondering. I know 2 corrns rthat have diferent sizes can't but wat about the same age, or even siblings
 
If you will do a search on "cohabitation", you will find about a gajillion threads that address this very question.
 
Yes you can aslong as the precautions are met.

1)Make sure the snake's are the same species
2)Make sure they are the same size
3)Always seperate when feeding
4)They must have as many hide's as possible to stop them competeing
5)If your going to house youngins together make sure they are both female otherwise they might breed causeing to female to get eggbound.

I don't reccomend houseing together unless you are experienced.I prefer to house mine seperately as its alot less time consumeing to feed them in seperate vivs.
 
I also say no, never. There are hundreds of posts on that topic and everyone has their opinion but snakes are solitary animals and it isn't necessary but I say no,never because of disease and corns are also canannibalistic but search out the other posts and you will find a wide range of answers and opinions.
 
Please don't get us started. This is a hot topic, and will generate lots of replies. Do a search and make your own decision. For what it's worth, I think you are asking for problems that don't exist when you house seperately. Also, I think it's innapropriate for new snake owners to house snakes together as they are not likely to be able to detect some of the subtle signs of stress between two animals that don't normally co-habitate in the wild.
 
kr0316 said:
I also say no, never. There are hundreds of posts on that topic and everyone has their opinion but snakes are solitary animals and it isn't necessary but I say no,never because of disease and corns are also canannibalistic but search out the other posts and you will find a wide range of answers and opinions.
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Whew! That sentence ran on so much it left me breathless!

Let me throw my own "no, never" into the fray as well.
 
lozzer said:
Yes you can aslong as the precautions are met.

1)Make sure the snake's are the same species
2)Make sure they are the same size
3)Always seperate when feeding
4)They must have as many hide's as possible to stop them competeing
5)If your going to house youngins together make sure they are both female otherwise they might breed causeing to female to get eggbound.

I don't reccomend houseing together unless you are experienced.I prefer to house mine seperately as its alot less time consumeing to feed them in seperate vivs.
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And just plain dangerous!!
 
Yes but there has only been a few documented cases of one eating the other.And mostly because those people didn't know what they were doing.I know people who have been houseing corns together for decades without and problems.
 
lozzer said:
Yes but there has only been a few documented cases of one eating the other.And mostly because those people didn't know what they were doing.I know people who have been houseing corns together for decades without and problems.
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This is pretty good considering your only sixteen years old. (on this site).

You have stated that it no problem to house together, like nonchalant, to some new owners. And you don't do it yourself ! Yes for feeding reason but still. Most breeder don't, why not conserve on rack space??? Here's what Kathy Love said on it, And she don't house together either!!
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17224
 
I'm not all for the no ,never i mean in some cases it probably not the best thing but i house a granite and a normal corn in the same 75 gallon tank
 
lozzer said:
Yes but there has only been a few documented cases of one eating the other.And mostly because those people didn't know what they were doing.I know people who have been houseing corns together for decades without and problems.
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Here's plenty of evidence that corns are capable of eathing each other, and in the hands of people with a whole lot more snake keeping experience than, oh, say YOU.

If you do a search on cannibalism, you will come up with even more.
 
I'm going to get angry if people don't start using that FAQ that took me 7 months to compile!

Seriously, there's thread links on the FAQ that would have answered your question without having you start a new post for something that's been asked and answered hundreds of times.

And to whomever said it was 'okay' to house snakes together if you know what you're doing....you need to look at the FAQ as well. Rich Z and Kathy have posted pictures/stories showing cannibalism. If they don't know what they're doing well, then who knows.
 
Q: Can I house two snakes together in the same cage?
A: No! This is the eternal debate here on cornsnakes.com, and there is normally a post about this every week or two. There are literally hundreds of threads about this, and linked are a few of them. If you need an explanation why, do a search. The top of the list is cannibalism, disease/parasite transmission, refusal to eat, and a variety of other things.

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26675

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27177

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23636

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23436
 
Joejr14 said:
I'm going to get angry if people don't start using that FAQ that took me 7 months to compile!

Seriously, there's thread links on the FAQ that would have answered your question without having you start a new post for something that's been asked and answered hundreds of times.

And to whomever said it was 'okay' to house snakes together if you know what you're doing....you need to look at the FAQ as well. Rich Z and Kathy have posted pictures/stories showing cannibalism. If they don't know what they're doing well, then who knows.
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I think it a practice used more in UK. And this person has been stating "generalization" on the topic. :headbang:
 
Well what people do is all their decision.Some people use heat bulbs and some use heat mats.Some use aspen while some use newspaper.Some feed their snakes once a week while some feed theirs once a month.
Its basically just the same as deciding if someone keeps their corns separate or together.
If someone wants to keep their corns together and taking the right precautions then they may do so I'm not going to object in anyway.
 
Oh and if they wish to do so you shouldn't bite their heads off either even if they are takeing a chance.If they want to house corns together then they should be aloud to do so.
 
lozzer said:
Oh and if they wish to do so you shouldn't bite their heads off either even if they are takeing a chance.If they want to house corns together then they should be aloud to do so.
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They can do whatever they want, but they need to be made aware of the potential problems doing so may cause. Nobody is telling them that they are not 'allowed' to do take a chance in housing snakes together.

The only real question is, why would a responsible herper take a risk as big as potentially losing both of their snakes because of cannibalism, parasites, diseases, etc. It is not responsible to be housing two snakes together in the same cage, period.
 
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