I am very new to snakes, and I am just curious how big/how old snakes must be. I have two snakes, that I am pretty sure are yearlings, that I bought from Rich. I have a male and a female, and they are housed in the same cage. I would love to breed the snakes eventually, but it seems they are too small, especially when looking at pictures of snakes with eggs that some of you have posted! Thanks =)
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this has probably been asked a thousand times.. breeding question
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CAV
Dazed and Cornfused
IMHO, you are asking for a disaster. The females need to be in excess of 30-36" and 280-300g as a minimum to be considered safe to breed. Males on the other hand don't. The concern here is that a young female is not physically large enough to pass the eggs and can become "egg-bound". This can be potentially fatal for her. I would recommend seperating your snakes for their own safety.
I would suggest that you locate a copy of Kathy Love's book, The Corn Snake Manual. It is a great reference for any corn owner, and explains issues like this in detail.
I would suggest that you locate a copy of Kathy Love's book, The Corn Snake Manual. It is a great reference for any corn owner, and explains issues like this in detail.
OK, I guess I will have to think about getting another cage then. I don't have them together right now with intentions of breeding, but rather because I thought it would be OK to have them together. I have a close friend that I actually work with for snake research, and she is the one who introduced me to corn snakes, and she never made it seem as if it would be a problem to have the two snakes together. I guess I will have to figure out what to do about getting a second cage. Do you think at such a young age, the male will try and mate with the female?
CAV
Dazed and Cornfused
It is possible. I you look throught some of the old posts, there are several dealing with this topic. I understand your intentions, but animals ar animals. They may proceed without your permission. Housing two known females together wouldn't present such a problem.
However, there are various opinion upon housing snakes together at all. THey are by nature creatures on solitude and don't have social needs like other animals. Again there are several old post about this topic as well.
Keep us informed of your progress.
However, there are various opinion upon housing snakes together at all. THey are by nature creatures on solitude and don't have social needs like other animals. Again there are several old post about this topic as well.
Keep us informed of your progress.
CAV
Dazed and Cornfused
BTW...
If space or cost is an concern, you might look into using Rubbermaid or Sterilite containers.
They can be found at Wal-Mart for under $3.00 and are stackable. I have many corns that are about the same size as yours, and they are great. Just a thought. Email me if you need more details.
If space or cost is an concern, you might look into using Rubbermaid or Sterilite containers.
They can be found at Wal-Mart for under $3.00 and are stackable. I have many corns that are about the same size as yours, and they are great. Just a thought. Email me if you need more details.