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gareth197700 · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject: What size viv for 2 corn snakes ?

Hi can anyone tell me what size viv would be ok for 2 adult corn snakes please ? I have one baby at the min but im thinking of letting my two rankins dragons go and getting another corn snake Smile

jakeus · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 664

From what ive read, NOT MY EXPERIENCE. You shouldn't keep two corns together...they can get caniballistic and such...

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Lady Python · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:34 am Post subject:

Even with a breeding pair it is not a good idea to keep them permanently together. Cornsnakes are known to be cannabalistic - one might fancy making a snack out of the other Shocked

Same applies to Kingsnakes as they're also cannabalistic.

Read on another forum just the other week someone who decided to breed his Kingsnakes. They obviously didn't fancy each other and tried to eat each other instead. Fortunately the owner saw what was happening and managed to separate the two but even in a short space of time they managed to leave bite marks on each other Shocked

Kingsnakes and Cornsnakes definitely two breeds of snake I'd house separately.
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serpent · Key Member Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 426 Location: Kent

You can keep corns together with no problems whatsoever if you follow two basic rules.

1) They must be the same size or nearly so.

2) They must never be fed in the same vivarium, always seperate them.
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peaches · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:42 am Post subject:

I keep adult female cornsnakes together and have done so for a number of years.

Size wise, I use a 4x2x2 for mine.
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Snowy · Contributing Member Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 179

Yes but their is still the risk and to me that is too much of a risk. If you do not have the space for keeping two seperately then only keep one.

It is okay if you know the temperements of your snakes, but these can change, and they are both female and the same age and size. Still one can become more dominant. Snakes do NOT need company they are better on their own. As I said though the risk is still too much for me to accept.
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aidan · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject:

not starting a argument but arnt they together in the wild
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Phil1988 · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject:

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aidan · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject:

k like i said i was starting an argument i was just wondering all ways learning Laughing

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