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2 stangers meeting for the first time

jjunner

jjunner

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If i were to introduce two corns that have never met (both adults that have never seen another corn, since i got them as hatchlings) in a neutral territory, would they fight? or just not care that the other is there? I would like to indroduce them, but i fear one o fthem getting injured.
 
well really depends on a few things

1) if they are adults (hatchlings don't really care about each other much...or should I say...they dont' really fight each other much...they might stress each other but not fight..)

2) if they are adults, then are what sex are they? Both males? Properly would. Both Females? Properly not. One male and one female? Well the male would properly try and breed with the femlae (usually it's the males that want it...LOL.....but I have seen some females do the dance too)

So it really depends on a few things.....

do you know the sex of your snakes and how big are they?
 
I think there are a million reasons that have been posted on this site against keeping corns together. They are singular creatures in the wild (except at mating time of course), and they get stressed when sharing a viv. There's the danger of disease being passed easily with two in one viv, and the possibility of not knowing which one regurged if you have that happen. There are others of course, who leave theirs in tanks together and they do just fine. I wouldn't chance it though. Two males could fight potentially, and a male and female might mate. If the female's too young, you run the risk off egg retention, and death, or at the least retarding her growth as she has to produce eggs.
 
I wasn't speaking about putting them together in the same viv. I was talking about letting them run - or rather slither - into eachother on my bed or something like that. I am cautious because i don't know how they would react.
 
They'll be cool

I personally only put them together to breed, but sometimes lie them on the same counter top while cleaning. Don't even seem to notice one another... well, except for this time of year!
 

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I was also anxious about putting my corns together, for the 1st time, particularly as the female was quite vicious, but I shouldnt have worried, after they mated I left them together while I went out and when I came back they were both curled up together on the heat mat.
In fact when I put the male back in his own viv. they both seemed a bit annoyed that i`d disturbed them.
So unless both are males you shouldnt have a problem.
 
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