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Keeping two corns in the same tank? - Good or Bad

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I currently have an approximately 1 year old hypo striped corn. I bought him from a local breeder in Columbus, Ohio (Captive Born Reptiles). We got the little guy (Rizzelle) for my two daughters, and when told to make a decision between the 1 year old hypo striped and a 4 year old snow - we chose the striped, but fell in love with the snow. My dilemma is - I have a 60 gal. breeder tank that the striped is currently in and I have made a deposit on the snow corn for a christmas present for my girls. My question is - will the two be ok to live together since the tank is so large? Terry, the breeder, told me that they would be fine together but I just wanted a second, third and maybe forth opinion. Another person at Captive Born also told me that they would be fine, but that the only thing I would have to watch out for is feeding. He recommended that I feed the separately, just so there would be no fighting over food, or accidental eating of one and other. I do have the capability of putting a divider in the tank, but would really like to keep them together if possible. Any and or all input is appreciated.

Thank you in advance,

Eric
 
I would not keep 2 snakes together. I think you will find that most keepers around here do not recommend housing more than one animal per enclosure. There are a number of reasons for this that have been debated in detail in other threads. Do a forum search for cannibalism. That should return plenty of reading material to help you in your decision.

You could glue a divider into a tank that large to separate them after the quarantine period for the new acquisition.
 
Hi There!
I too would not recommend housing two snakes together (unless you're breeding them). as Starwarsdad said there have been many threads on the subject.
In short- It will be nearly impossible for you to determine which snake has shed, or defecated or regurged, if one is ill chances are they both will be ill, have mites etc. feeding and cannabilism are other issues......
This is after the quarantine period (which would require a second enclosure anyway)
IMHO- it is better to have a smaller enclosure that is appropriate for the snake and have an enclosure for each snake
hope this helps- good luck!
:)
 
I just wanted to say, people always say that you can't tell who has shed when you keep two corns together. I keep mine together but am going to seperate them as soon as possible as I got my corns before discovering this site. Anyway I never have any trouble knowing who has shed because you know which one is blue when you take them out.
 
I know a lot of the folks here focus on canibalism when discussing housing two snakes in the same tank. While it is a valid concern, I think there are other factors that should weigh more heavily in making the decision.

I have two snakes of approximately the same size eating the same diet on the same schedule. One of them has regurged twice in the past six weeks. If they were not housed separately I would not know which was having problems. That would mean not feeding both for 10 days and all of the other stuff associated with a regurge. With two tanks I know who to watch, who to feed the pinky to, etc.

Additionally, wild corns are solitary. Housing together can cause stress, especially for animals of differing sizes. Since you are talking about a yearling with a 4 year old, the snakes sound like they will be of very different size.

Bottom line is, of course, still your decission. However, except for space, I have actually seen no "Pros" listed for joint housing, but many "Cons." Good luck on whichever way you go.
 
I suggest not to house them together...just get a piece of glass that is the right size and some aquarium safe silicon and divide the tank. this way you have one tank, and you can still keep your snakes seperate.
 
i too agree with everyone else, i have housed 2 together in the past, i have even housed 3 together in the past, however it is not something that i recommend at all, as everyone has already stated, you would not know which one was ill, pooping, drinking, regurgitating or shedding, i have nearly experienced canabalism, luckily it did not go that far for me but that too is something that is in the disavantage category of housing more than one in the same vivarium.
just my 2 cents.
 
I have two togehter and there seems to be no problem at all, I think they both actually like the others company, because tehy are always cuddled up and such, and neiter bother eachother. go to that guys site who has the corns Alice and Shaggy, he has had two togehter for 5 years and have been fine, of course different turn outs will come with different peopel I guess, but I'd think if you bring htem up together when they are young, then they are more likely to get along better, and if they are withing 6 inches of the others length. but hey, that is all my opinion.
 
I agree with pcar..except I would use acrylic instead of glass...

Acrylic is very easy to cut yourself, if it needs to be tailored...it will NOT shatter...and can be easily removed in the future with no worries of breakage.

Get your aquarium sealant at Home Depot and NOT the pet store...it is less than half the price.

Also...if you do plan to remove the barrier in the future...seal the sides and bottom...but not the corners...much easier to remove the sealant from the smooth glass than the crevices.
 
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