• Hello!

    Either you have not registered on this site yet, or you are registered but have not logged in. In either case, you will not be able to use the full functionality of this site until you have registered, and then logged in after your registration has been approved.

    Registration is FREE, so please register so you can participate instead of remaining a lurker....

    Please be certain that the location field is correctly filled out when you register. All registrations that appear to be bogus will be rejected. Which means that if your location field does NOT match the actual location of your registration IP address, then your registration will be rejected.

    Sorry about the strictness of this requirement, but it is necessary to block spammers and scammers at the door as much as possible.

Domestic Corn & Wild Corn sharing homes.

MrMarblz

MrMarblz

Newb Albino Okeetee Owner
Last week I found a corn snake curled up in the middle of the carpeted floor in my basement! It's absolutely beautiful! And I am guessing it is only maybe a month old. When we caught it he bit quite a lot but later when I was really slow and gentle it didn't bite me once.

I also own a corn snake that's about 3 years old. My question is two parts. As young as this wild corn snake is, is it possible to domesticate it? And the second question is will my corn snake and this new guy get along in the same habitat? I know corn snakes usually get along together but I am concerned about both the age difference and where they came from. Please give me any advise soon! I do not want to keep this beautiful corn snake if it is risky or not a good idea. Thank you :)
 
DO NOT cohab your corn snakes... Especially ones that are so different in age/size. The bigger one can and COULD eat the little one.

Your little WC guy though could do quite well for ya as long as you can get him eating on FT okay :)

Set him up in his own home tho!
 
Well, no snakes are domesticated. :D

But he should make a fine pet! Keep him separate from your other corn. Corns should all be housed singly except when you pair them up for breeding.

PLUS you probably want to quarantine the new snake for a few months, you never know if he has parasites or other diseases your older snake can catch.
 
Ya I pretty much knew I shouldn't cohabitate the two. But I was hoping to get reassurance that I could. I'm a poor college student that cannot afford another cage at the moment. But I want to add this lil' guy to the family so badly!
 
MrMarblz said:
Ya I pretty much knew I shouldn't cohabitate the two. But I was hoping to get reassurance that I could. I'm a poor college student that cannot afford another cage at the moment. But I want to add this lil' guy to the family so badly!
Click to expand...

He's a little guy. He can live in a 6Q plastic tub from Walmart for now. The only expenses would be pinky mice, a UTH and a lamp dimmer. Any small container will serve as a water bowl, and hides can be as cheap as a toilet paper roll. You already have bedding, but you could use paper towels or paper napkins for him. So go ahead, add him to the family, he wants to move in with you!
 
Haha, you have a very good point. I have a bunch of rubbermaid bins now that I think about it. Plus my brother has an iguana that he keeps outside when the weather is nice enough so he usually has extra heat lamps/bulbs. And I have plenty of bedding. I'm excited!

I will try to get a picture posted of the lil' fella. I also need to figure out the sex and a proper name. My other corn snake's name is Yadie (named after the Cardinals catcher, even though she's a girl). This guy I am toying with Futurama names (either Bender or Zoidberg). Or maybe I'll just keep a Cardinals trend going, I don't know.

My sister is really interested in keeping him too. But she can't handle feeding it mice.
 
Are you sure it's really a corn? Only asking because of your location. Pics would be great...
 
Yes - babies of several other species of rats, racers, and milks can look a lot like a baby corn if you are not really familiar with them. Some good, close-up (not blurry!) photos would allow members here to ID it for you if you are not 100% sure. If it is a corn, it must be an escaped pet. So it is more likely to be something else.

Here is a range map for corns:
http://www.nearctica.com/herps/snakes/colubrid/Egutta.htm
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top