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RubberMaid Containers - Okeetee & Normal?

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NFCorn

Patrick, 28
I had my CornSnake ("Jake the Snake") now for about 3 Months and he is about 2 1/2 feet and sheed 2 times. He Lives in a 33 Gallon tank.

I Just got another Corn two days ago for my son BUT it is only a month old (tiny).

My question is:

Can I put the two snakes in together with that size difference?

Would a 33 Gallon Tank be ok for two full grown snakes?

How would I heat a RubberMaid Container?

Could I use a Heater that sticks at the outer bottom?

Could that start a fire?

I was told that "Jake the Snake" is a normal Corn but the new one (No Name Yet) was a Okeetee Corn...Is there a difference?

Sorry for all the questions...But I need the info.

I love this site!

Thanks.
 
If you do a search for housing together you will see many threads about keeping more than one snake in an enclosure. Recently someone posted a pic of a hatchling corn that had eaten a bunch of other hatchlings on the way home from a show. Whether or not you keep more than one snake in a single enclosure is up to you, there are folks that will argue both ways. Be aware though that if you do, there are risks and problems.

If you do, I'd say no, a 33 gallon is not big enough for 2 adults. As far as heating a rubbermaid, I have had better luck using heat bulbs on single rubbermaids. I don't keep my house warm enough for a UTH to keep a rubbermaid warm enough outside of a rack. Here is a link to a great set of instructions for setting up a single rubbermaid. Just ignore the parts that apply specifically to GTPs. http://www.finegtps.com/cagingbabies.htm

Good luck :wavey:
 
Hi NF, and welcome. Agree with Darin about not housing together. As for the difference between Okeetee and normal, I've been in many heated conversations about this, so I'll present both sides in a "fair and balanced" way and you can decide. Okeetee is a hunt club of some 60,000 acres in Jasper county, SC. Kaufield popularized the area in his books, and the corn snakes are typically very pretty there. They are still "normal" corns, however. I and some others hunt the area and/or only buy locality specific snakes, and believe that Okeetees should be from Okeetee. Others feel that as long as the animal can be traced back to the county or nearby, that it can still be labeled as such. Others feel that the snakes ancestry is less important than the appearance, and if it looks like the animals from that area, it's an Okeetee. Good luck with your snakes!
 
I stand corrected, sorry for the misinformation. :) You are right, one is enough. In my opinion the arguments against housing together just outweigh the arguments for. As for Okeetees, I know that originally it was a region specific name, but these days I think most folks identify it with the appearance. My daughter just got a hypo okeetee from Rich and I'm telling you, I don't care why its called an okeetee, it is a beautiful snake.
 
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