Hi Erin, I'm Colleen
I have two corns also....Accidentally! Our first corn escaped after having it only a week, in which we assumed it went down the heat vent. So I went to the breeder and bought another snake. Long story short, we found our missing snake last week, 2 months later which left us scrambling for housing/water/heat for our surprise houdini. I know for a fact both my snakes are females, and I have my other snake in a 90gal tank. I could have divided the tank and kept both in there....but the thought of disease, stress, etc. I wasn't going to risk it. Thankfully, I had a 10gal tank that I got for $15 at Petsmart. I bought a UTH, made a few hides from recycled containers, TP rolls and used a bowl for water. All together, I spend $40 on the tank and UTH. If your super tight for cash, try making a cardboard divider for the tank, as a temporary means....I promise, both snakes would appreciate it. Not too long ago, someone posted that their co-habbed corns accidentally bred. The female was too small, didn't do well, didn't recover well post lay, all the eggs were slugs AND she her growth was forever stunted. It's actually really cruel, and the guy felt like a complete tool. He admitted he read about the dangers of co-habbing snakes, but didn't expect anything to happen like that to his. Not knockin' ya, but the truth is, there's a good chance you'll lose your snakes when it's so easily preventable. To me, I'd rather fork out the $ to make sure both snakes were happy and healthy, otherwise it's a waste of your money buying the snake in the first place if your just setting it up for failure.
On the feeding note, I have no opinion of live vs. frozen. I feed my snakes frozen simply because it's WAY cheaper and way more convenient. I bought a dozen pinkies for $6 and a dozen hoppers for $8. That's three months of food for $14! I have a little tupperware tub I put the bags inside and keep it in my freezer. After doing research, I won't feed live now after seeing snakes be torn to pieces by mice. Not saying that's always the case, I'm just terrified now. I have thought about buying some mice and having my own 2:1 mouse colony so I can feed my snakes pre-killed, and also know that my snakes are eating healthy, well fed feeders. That's another option for ya to save a few $.
I genuinely wish you all the best. Your snakes are beautiful, and your set up looks nice. If you can get another tank, even a 10gal, go for it. You can use paper towel as substrate if you don't have any extra aspen. All your hides you can make. You can grab a dollar store dish for water. You really just need a UTH.
Everyone is just trying to share personal experience/advice to help you out as much as possible. Some advise may come off confrontational or rude, but I know that absolutely no one on here has that intention. But I CAN tell you, there's no better place to go to for truthful advice! I have learned so much here, everyone has helped me with my billion questions.....And trust me, I have asked some ridiculous questions!
Check out some of the hybrid threads.....Then you'll see heated and controversial debates LOL
