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yofoo

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i'm pretty sure that i am getting a corn snake. i went and looked at a snow corn, but my mom wouldnt let me get it then, i dunno why, but if i were gonna get another one, could they live in the same cage without fighting or anything? what if one was bigger than the other, would it eat the smaller one?

thanks for any help
 
It is generally advised to house all corns separately. If you absolutely, positively HAD to house two together, they must be the same size (or only a couple inches difference).
Also, if you keep a young male and a young female together, the female could become pregnant too early which could be fatal to her.
Cannibalism can occur.
So my advice to you is to get just one for now, or get two and keep them in individual containers. Keep in mind though that double the snakes= double the cost, room, time, and responsibility.
 
Interesting timing on your question, this subject was just discussed on the other forum. Many, many people have housed corns together with no problem however, there are some things to consider.
Check out this link,
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/803cornseattingcorns.jpg

Also, another warning is that when I was first starting out in corns. I had my very first pair in a cage together. The pet store told me that the males are infertile unless they are brumated, so I would not end up with an unplanned clutch. Well, this was horribly wrong and my corns bred way before my female was large enough to handle being gravid. I lost her to egg binding. Males can sometimes fight when breeding season arrives so if you were to keep any together, I'd keep two females.
If I am temporarily cramped for space I will occasionally put to of the same sized females together until I can make more room.
But I do know the temperment of all my corns, some of the more timid ones would completely stress out if they had to share thier cage. I know the ones that are pretty much calm and unphased by anything and those are the only ones I will consider putting together.

Things to think about.
 
Hey Carol,
That was a gruesome photo. It looked like there was more than one eaten. The one that is half way down looked like it ate another snake,then was eaten itself. I guess the eater died too. It sure looks that way.
Jimmy C.
 
Yes, I should have mentioned these were Shannon Brown's animals, he posted them on another forum. The amel ate a snow and and the normal tried to eat the amel. They WERE all non-feeders.
 
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