Thanks for excluding so many European hobbyists and breeders from the corn snake community, Outcast. I do agree the poster needs to separate these snakes, but I cannot help that I feel the need to let the poster know that besides the American corn snake community with all the reputable breeders and hobbyists who prefer racks, there are so many European breeders whom co-hab in spacious, stimulating, decorated vivs (males with males if they show no sign of mating stress and females with females) and have no problems. Besides that, European hatchlings and juveniles are known for being large, and most breeders are not feeding on the Munson plan.
I have read about some cases on this forum where accidental pairings with juvenile females had a happy ending without any troubles, though egg binding in adult, non co-habbed females is not a very rare thing to happen, not even in the collection of these American, reputable breeders and hobbyists. Heck, I cannot even remember a case with a juvenile female being bred accidentally and getting egg bound. Over here on the equivalent of Craig's list I have seen soooooo many ads with 2, 3 or 4 year old co-habbed corn snake couples being sold, stating they have produced hatchlings for 1 or 2 years in a row. So far I have not seen statistics showing that egg binding happens more often in immature females either. I do agree it is best to avoid it just to let the female grow longer before having her first clutch, but let not preach the American way to be the one and only and ignore the reality and experiences of people doing it diffferently.
I know I'm gonna be flamed most probably, but I felt addressed so I spoke up.
I will not flame you. You bring up a good point, many people cohab successfully, I have seen some successful cohabitation set ups here in the states. But, those were by organizations that could afford very large enclosures.
Most of the European Viv's that I have seen pictures of are larger than a 75 gallon aquarium. And the people who keep those, from what I have read, keep a keen eye out for abnormal behavior.
I was only speaking from the experiences that I have read of from the majority of this page, which most here are from the U.S. So that is where the general consensus of this forum comes from. And, since I do not know any European breeders, or know many people who have dealings with them, I cannot speak for the reputation. I should have stated "reputable U.S. keepers,"
Also, most U.S. citizens that I know of would not spend enough money to set up a large Viv that could safely house multiple corn snakes, in order to reduce stress and allow the snakes to escape from each other in case they need to.
Many people, like the OP, get a lot of babies, put them all together and expect everything to go perfectly fine.
In all honesty it kind of reminds me of when a co-worker of mine told me that her boyfriend was a mechanic so he knows everything about cars. Yet, he hooked up a new speaker system in their vehicle and did not use any electrical tape. Two days later, a fire started under her seat (where he balled the wires up and tossed them) when she hit a bump on her way to work.
There wasn't a problem, until there was. And, that problem could have been avoided with proper care to cover the open ends of the wires. The problem the OP faces is essentially the same, except her life is not the one that is on the line. It is that of her pets, which she "loves" too much to separate them...
they have growth spurts just like teenagers, its nothing unusual unless youre keeping them all in like tiny little deli cups all their lives. even then theyll grow, just become extremely stressed, just like they probably are in the big tank all together.
