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Seperating adult corns

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jojo6199

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I'm looking at a pair of adult corns this week sometime. We currently have a young Ball Python, so these will be our first corn snakes. I don't have all the information yet on them (they belong to someone my husband works with) but my understanding is that they have been housed together.

Doing research and reading here indicates this is not a good idea so if I do take these snakes is there anything I need to be aware of when seperating them. If they are used to being together should I expect some stress and refusal to feed? I will probably have a ton of questions about the differences in caring for adult Corn snakes versus what I'm used to with our young (5 month old) Ball Python so please bare with me as I'd like to offer these snakes the best environment I can if I decide to take them on.
 
Dont take this as advice cause im not an expert on this subject at all. All i can say is i know people who are adament its a bad idea to keep corns together due to fighting, and health problems. but on the other hand i know people who do keep corns together most of the time only 2 or 3 in 1 big viv. Ive even met some1 who has 6 corns in the same viv(6ft - 3ft - 3ft) and has never had any problems.

Again please dont take this as advice cause many people have different views on the matter, i was just mearly giving some information on the subject.

Plus i'll be roasted alive on here if this is taken as advice. :crazy02:
 
Somebody kick that :flames: nutty puppy outa here! LOL. ;)

Chances of cannibalism with adults are slim. I house my snakes alone except during breeding season so that I know which one is shedding and eliminating. If you house them together and there is a regurge you may not be able to tell which one did it. Plus if one gets sick there is a good chance it could make the other one sick as well.
 
Thanks for the feedback. I kind of figured it would be much like our ball python that way as far as keeping track of who did what, when and so forth and I'm wierd enough about keeping exact records on the b.p. as it is LOL.

I think if I decide to buy these two adults they will be housed seperately as I would do with my b.p.'s (we have another b.p. coming this month...a rehome sub-adult...and an 05 male pastel that just hatched July 4th that will be shipped from his breeder when appropriate).

I have some questions about housing but I'll put that in another thread.

Thanks for the welcome. If this forum is as helpful as the ball python one we belong to it will be a super valuable in helping us take proper care of our new corns.
 
jojo6199 said:
I'm looking at a pair of adult corns this week sometime. We currently have a young Ball Python, so these will be our first corn snakes. I don't have all the information yet on them (they belong to someone my husband works with) but my understanding is that they have been housed together.

Doing research and reading here indicates this is not a good idea so if I do take these snakes is there anything I need to be aware of when seperating them. If they are used to being together should I expect some stress and refusal to feed? I will probably have a ton of questions about the differences in caring for adult Corn snakes versus what I'm used to with our young (5 month old) Ball Python so please bare with me as I'd like to offer these snakes the best environment I can if I decide to take them on.
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If the snakes start making lots of long distance phone calls and spend hours at a time wollowing in self pitty, and if they take up smoking, probably a good idea to reunite them! :) Actually, I have no idea at all. Dont listen to me... :cheers:
 
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