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Can I safely introduce a new corn to my Ollie's viv?

EvilRix

EvilRix

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Hi,

Firstly, I know this kind of question has probably been asked before so I'm sorry for starting another thread.

Ok, that said...

My son has a corn that he can no longer look after (my son and I do not live together) and he has asked be to adopt it. We believe his corn is a female and I believe my corn is a male (although neither of us are 100% sure). I am happy to take his corn on-board as she is adorable, however I am somewhat limited for space. To this end I was wondering whether it would be safe to introduce her to my corns viv, which is 45W,90L,60H cm. My snake is about 18 months and my sons is about 12 months. Both are very docile in nature.

I know corns can live together but I'm sure I've read only if they are raised from babies, otherwise they might hurt each other. Is there anyway to get them co-habiting? Also, if they are opposite sexes is there a danger (if you want to call it that) of them mating? I'm not sure I am ready for babys just yet. If so is there anyway I can avoid this and still have them co-habit?

I'd welcome any advice on this matter.

Kind regards,

EvilRix.
 
Co habitation questions are commonly asked. IMHO the answer is no, it is not a good idea to have snakes co habitat together.

Regards T and J
 
Mary beth gave a very good link with some top advice but I just want to add that co housing can be done safely so long as you know the snakes well enough to judge their temperaments and needs and you are 100% sure they are a same sex couple (preferably 2 females but males are OK together too).

Many people will swear that corns must be housed alone but I safely and successfully house pairs of adult females, trios of sub adult females, clutch loads of hatchlings and a happy bachelor pad with 4 males. I have a few that live alone but that's mostly a quarantine issue for snakes I have had for a short time.

Your viv sounds lovely and large and if you can confirm that you have 2 females then I wouldn't be worried about co-housing them after an initial 3 month quatantine.

Good luck,
Adèle
 
Your viv certainly sounds big enough if I read correctly. Why not put a divider down the middle and make it into two separate vivs? :shrugs:

That would save the worry of who does what, (regurge, poop, etc) and save any unwanted babies too early on in the female's life and yours lol. That is also assuming the new snake has either been quarantined for at least 30 days or been to the vet for a once over to make sure there are no parasites or other health problems.
 
Previous to this month i was someone who was totally against co-habitation. Just last week i 'rescued' two '05 corns that have been living together for the past 6 months. One of which is very small compared to the other because the previous owner would feed in the viv on a first come first serve basis. After a night of contemplation and studying i decided to let them be. Of course i have changed some routine around. They are fed separately out of viv and kept separate for a few hours. The cage is large and has several hides in it. I am not trying to justify what i am doing. I would never take two fresh hatchlings nor adults and just put them in the cage together. But i am saying that it can be done. It has worked so far for these snakes. I am still a bit skeptical and am going to use this as sort of an experiment as to see what is the results from these cohabitated snakes. I would read the page in the FAQ section that Cathy Love posted. I think it will be very helpful to you. It was for me.

Best Wishes
 
The viv doesn't sound that big to me... isn't it only a 20 gallon long? Sure he could split it now but when they are full grown I think it would be a little cramped. The measurements are in cm don't forget and isn't there almost three cm to an inch?

Rebecca
 
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