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Cornsnakes in the same cage?

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Greg Sanders

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My mother and I are thinking of getting another cornsnake so we have to take care of cage placment. Can a male and a female be in the same cage?

Thanks a bundle!!! :flames:
 
Here is all the reasons you need to know in one post not started by a troll:

Cohabitation

There are plenty of other threads about this very subject. Do like Dean suggested and search for cohabitation. You'll have enough reading material to last you until you are 13.
 
Thanks

As a new Corn owner, I was wondering the same thing about housing two in one viv. I was dismayed to read the earlier post slamming the original question. For me, it was pure ignorance and now I know better thanks to some great links and posts. Of course, the breeder of my snakes advised separate vivs and that is what they have (one adult male, one adult female, and one female hatchling).

I'm looking forward to learning a lot about these fascinating pets! :)
 
Now, don't take this as anything other than a simple question...if a breeder gave you advice (and I'm assuming if they are breeding they have more experience) why would you wonder about it enough to perhaps do it? I understand that not everything is written in stone but for basic husbandry, most breeders if they are any good at all, will give you sound advice. Petstores you're on your own though! My other problem is that common sense should tell you that placing a female and a male together will lead to babies....hmmm, I think that's how it happens :) The last thing I'd want to do is put a girl and boy together unless I want baby snakes right now. If she's too small, she'll die, but that's another topic all together! I don't want to sound like I'm patronizing you or anyone else, but I'm hoping we have some common sense going here!
 
I probably should have said that I was wondering about housing the two adults together before I consulted with the breeder. I had read that in order to breed, they have to undergo brumation (another new concept), so I kind of assumed if kept under normal conditions, they would not mate. OK, so I learned that it can happen anyway! BTW, these two are mature adults and have produced offspring; however, I don't want babies at this point, maybe someday.

Breeding different types of animals obviously has great variation, even within the same species. I have been breeding Pekingese show dogs for years, but usually have to AI them, as do many of my fellow breeders. Bulldogs are the same, even worse, as most cannot mate naturally (i.e., without human intervention), since they are a "manmade" breed.
 
That makes a lot more sense. As far as being able to breed naturally, if you put a female in heat in with a male, they will probably manage to get the job done difficult or not. It happens all the time. Bulldogs used to be able to go from breeding to birth without all the intervention, it was when we decided to mess with a working breed to create something "better" that we messed it up. The bulldogs of today are lucky to be able to walk 100 ft. without overheating. Their days of being used for bullbaiting are long gone.
 
That's for sure (re Bulldogs)! We had one for 11 years, and loved him to pieces, but the health problems they can have--yikes!!
 
In defense of all newbies, now and future:

I realize that most members hate seeing this type of question again and again. But until I came to this forum and saw another newbie ask the question, I wasn't familiar with the term cohabitation. If you were to do a search using more common terms like 'snakes living together' or ' two snakes in one tank', you may get one or two threads- the first one on page two (not counting THIS thread, because I just put them in).

The Husbandry and Basic Care FAQ doesn't mention this term (could it be added?), and really just stresses not to put hatchlings or newly acquired snakes together. It does mention cannibalism, but says it's unlikely, and pretty much leaves you with the opinion that you could go either way. Could the FAQ be tweaked to stress not to keep snakes together period if you are new to the hobby?
 
Lynnea said:
That's for sure (re Bulldogs)! We had one for 11 years, and loved him to pieces, but the health problems they can have--yikes!!
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No kidding! Our vet said he could purchase a new wing on his building if he just had a couple more bulldogs to work with!

Joolz: Great suggestion. You might want to go to the General chit/chat section I think it is and post that suggestion in the thread titled "Controversial topic #6" if you haven't already done so. I lost track of who's posted on there and who hasn't!
 
Lynnea said:
Breeding different types of animals obviously has great variation, even within the same species. I have been breeding Pekingese show dogs for years, but usually have to AI them, as do many of my fellow breeders. Bulldogs are the same, even worse, as most cannot mate naturally (i.e., without human intervention), since they are a "manmade" breed.
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I would consider 99.9% of all breeds "manmade" and if they can no longer get the job done without human intervention, I would be extremely concern. Extremely concerned. If a Shetland Pony stallion can breed a big draft mare (Belgian)... anyone can git r done :)

The pony stallion used a hill and a ditch and a very willing mare.
 
I guess!! Very willing...but when they want it, they want it!! And the stallions don't care what they mount!
 
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