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2 Males in the same tank?

Ruth89

Ruth89

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I have a male corn who is only a few months old. My fiance wants to get another corn but we don't have a separate tank. would it be safe to have them in the same tank? I don't want them to start getting territorial and aggressive.
 
TONS of people will keep their corns together, male male female female etc, and NEVER have a problem, but there is ALWAYS going to be that exception. Corns are colourbrids and CAN become Cannibals, though it doesn't necessarily happen in ever situation where they are cohabbing it does occur, (more frequently in hatchlings) some other issues you may find with co-habbing are your snakes might become stressed out, and it is harder to monitor them, (regurge etc.) All in all, you may be able to successfully keep 2 in the same tank, and MANY people do, however there is always that exception that seems to get people riled up.
 
seeing as you can house a happy and healthy corn in a $10 plastic sterilite tub (or rubbermaid, or what have you) with air holes, there is no real reason to risk ending up with dead snakes in my opinion. I made the switch to a large plastic tub and shredded newspaper bedding months ago for my snake, since she had outgrown her nice expensive glass tank, and she is thriving and acting very much like a contented snake, moreso than ever before.
 
Vicic17 said:
TONS of people will keep their corns together, male male female female etc, and NEVER have a problem, but there is ALWAYS going to be that exception.
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Even if co habbing doesn't result in death or terrible injury, it doesn't mean there are no problems, or that it's healthy for corns.

Mature adult males will fight with each other. They jerk around, and it's obvious that they are not comfortable. They also defecate more in order to "mark" their territory.
It is stressful, and unnecessary. Two mature snakes living together will not be able to relax because they will constantly be confronted by another snake in their territory. I suppose it depends on the size of the enclosure, but to me it doesn't seem worth it. It's not natural. In the wild corns do not chose to live together, why do we think it's okay to house them together in very small territories (I don't care how big your tank is, it's not going to come anywhere near the natural range of a wild corn).
Also, if one snake has a health issue, how will you know which snake is sick if it's living with others.
 
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