I was at the local pet store and saw a really tempting corn snake. Looks to be a blood red motley with a really clean white belly. Fairly fit, considering the length of time it's been there. At least 4 months at the store. My problem isn't even getting the snake, it's where to put it. I'm out of room in my room. I might be able to fit it by my desk in the living room, if I pester my mother into giving in. She doesnt want a cage out there. Being kept awake by bedroom arrangement options buzzing around in my head trying to figure out how I can squeeze just one more snake in
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Should I get it? Should I not?
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LadyJemima
Snakes are the new sexy
Honestly...if you don't have the room to properly house and care for it, I would not.
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Dragonling
Doesn't do "casual"
This is why I skipped on glass tanks and went straight for plastic tub housing. The original intention was to stack them if I got another snake, though I wound up getting quite a few more than just one and put a few racks in my walk-in closet. Going vertical saves quite a lot of space, and if you find the idea of racks to be cold and unfeeling (or just ugly), there are some very nice and fairly affordable stacking vivs.
Em.Mo.Clark
Snake Mommy, MUA, Blogger
If you have your own bathroom and enough counter space, maybe that would be a nice place for another snake habitat 
Or if one of your other corn snakes has more than enough room in his/her tank, I've read that corn snakes aren't cannibalistic and are good at having tank mates
Or if one of your other corn snakes has more than enough room in his/her tank, I've read that corn snakes aren't cannibalistic and are good at having tank mates
Dragonling
Doesn't do "casual"
Or if one of your other corn snakes has more than enough room in his/her tank, I've read that corn snakes aren't cannibalistic and are good at having tank mates
I would rethink that notion. The original page has poofed with the domain expiring, but here is an archived version of one of the better arguments I've read against cohabbing: http://web.archive.org/web/20170103...o/can-i-keep-multiple-snakes-in-one-enclosure Though most of the photos have also poofed, the ball python photos are still working. Just a heads up, they're pretty graphic.
And then she gave me this one, since the bloodred was gone. (She is a big time enabler). It's a normal motley, at least 7-8 months, possibly a year old.
Very calm while being handled, curious, bright eyed, healthy shape, and no sign of bugs. Still planing on getting her to the vet for a health check fairly soon.
She ate the day I brought her home. Was feeding day for the other 2 snakes, so I decided to see if she wanted one. She did.
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Very calm while being handled, curious, bright eyed, healthy shape, and no sign of bugs. Still planing on getting her to the vet for a health check fairly soon.
She ate the day I brought her home. Was feeding day for the other 2 snakes, so I decided to see if she wanted one. She did.
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Em.Mo.Clark
Snake Mommy, MUA, Blogger
And then she gave me this one, since the bloodred was gone. (She is a big time enabler). It's a normal motley, at least 7-8 months, possibly a year old.
Very calm while being handled, curious, bright eyed, healthy shape, and no sign of bugs. Still planing on getting her to the vet for a health check fairly soon.
She ate the day I brought her home. Was feeding day for the other 2 snakes, so I decided to see if she wanted one. She did.
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Beautiful snake!
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LadyJemima
Snakes are the new sexy
All snakes eat other snakes. Do not risk it!
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Dragonling
Doesn't do "casual"
Let's avoid broad statements; they are frequently untrue. Garter snakes are loosely social and are frequently kept in groups in captivity. Still I wouldn't recommend cohabbing anything without experience or guidance from an expert.
DollysMom
It never gets old!
Your new little motley is a real beauty. While I generally believe in an acclimation period, I think your instincts were correct on offering this little one a meal with the others.
Sometimes you've got to use your judgement and instincts. That's why when offering advice here I often couch it in terms of what I would do, or simply recount what I have done and offer it as information. Of course not everything I do has worked out!
Glad your mom is an enabler. Congrats and best wishes!
Sometimes you've got to use your judgement and instincts. That's why when offering advice here I often couch it in terms of what I would do, or simply recount what I have done and offer it as information. Of course not everything I do has worked out!
Glad your mom is an enabler. Congrats and best wishes!