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Which Snakes Can Live together?

Hypancistrus said:
Actually, Bethany, you are wrong. Kathy is too. I know she knows quite a lot, or so THEY say, but sometimes experience just isn't what it's made out to be. My trio of Softes stuffedis plushie snakes are doing great in a group. I have them in a 29 gallon because it will control their growth-- if there's no space they'll never outgrow it.

This is the male at an outdoor photo shoot:
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He has a bit of a temper!
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And one of his ladies, in red phase.
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What? You keep your Softes stuffedis plushie snakes in a container?! Mine are free range! They have way less stress when they can go wherever they want... well except too low to the ground, or the dogs will eat them, but other than that...

Maybe we can do a breeding loan, here's my male...
 

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bitsy said:
They look a bit overweight Lauren. Had you considered cutting down on their stuffing?!
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I only feed them two or three large rats once or twice a week. I like them to grow fast.

CaptBogart said:
What? You keep your Softes stuffedis plushie snakes in a container?! Mine are free range! They have way less stress when they can go wherever they want... well except too low to the ground, or the dogs will eat them, but other than that...

Maybe we can do a breeding loan, here's my male...
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Joe, that blue bowl really makes his colors pop. I've heard some breeder of lowly cornsnakes on this site uses blue bowls too.

PM me about the breeding loan, or we can discuss it in Daytona.
 
I would be interested in setting up a breeding loan too...when my guy is old enough. Shouldn't be long, as he is on 2 rats twice a week and sometimes he gets 10 at a time as a treat. Don't worry; he's free range!


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Sweetseraph said:
I would be interested in setting up a breeding loan too...when my guy is old enough. Shouldn't be long, as he is on 2 rats twice a week and sometimes he gets 10 at a time as a treat. Don't worry; he's free range!


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What is his growth rate like? Mine definitely shrinks when he gets wet and then dries.
 
You guys are so silly.

Anyway, I never recommended co-habbing, ever. Your snakes will live perfectly happy, healthy lives while being kept by themselves. That could change drastically if you co-hab them.

Best case sceneario- Snakes experience minimal stress and live their lives in moderate happiness.

Worst case scenario- One or more of your snakes gets ill and dies, or eat each other, or refuse food, ect.

Why anyone would take that risk is beyond me.
 
Sweetseraph said:
I would be interested in setting up a breeding loan too...when my guy is old enough. Shouldn't be long, as he is on 2 rats twice a week and sometimes he gets 10 at a time as a treat. Don't worry; he's free range!


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Awwww, that's a little one!

I also have the female and their offspring showing their skills at climbing the racks...
 

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I do not co-hab. But I do wonder why different species can be found under the same piece of plywood - including Kings and other snakes which would otherwise be their prey.

True, if one of the snakes get on everyone's nerves, they have the freedom to leave the space.

But still - it makes you think...
 
knox said:
I do not co-hab. But I do wonder why different species can be found under the same piece of plywood - including Kings and other snakes which would otherwise be their prey.

True, if one of the snakes get on everyone's nerves, they have the freedom to leave the space.

But still - it makes you think...
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If more people spent a little time in the field instead of reading magazines then they would know that snakes spend time together all times of the year.
I don't know how many times I have found mixed groups of kingsnakes, milk snakes, and racers under the same cover. The winter dens in the Northeast are full of all varieties of snakes and I bet they get along just fine. Maybe it's because they really don't have Human feelings!
 
I'd like to get in on the stuffie breeding loans.

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This one might be a good match for sweetseraph's
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And this one might be a good match for the last one of Joe's
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dickdeuel said:
If more people spent a little time in the field instead of reading magazines then they would know that snakes spend time together all times of the year.
I don't know how many times I have found mixed groups of kingsnakes, milk snakes, and racers under the same cover. The winter dens in the Northeast are full of all varieties of snakes and I bet they get along just fine. Maybe it's because they really don't have Human feelings!
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You also cannot assume that an animals behavior in an enclosed captive setting is going to be AT ALL the same as in the wild. A lot of captive animals do things and behave in ways in captivity that they never would in the wild.

Simply put, very few people here would reccomend cohabbing, especially to a newb.

And to me, with as inexpensive as snake housing is, why would you even bother?? If you can afford the $40 cornsnake, you can likely afford the $40 for housing. If you can't, don't get another snake. We've got 37 snakes and not a one is cohabbed.
 
dickdeuel said:
If more people spent a little time in the field instead of reading magazines then they would know that snakes spend time together all times of the year.
I don't know how many times I have found mixed groups of kingsnakes, milk snakes, and racers under the same cover. The winter dens in the Northeast are full of all varieties of snakes and I bet they get along just fine. Maybe it's because they really don't have Human feelings!
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The answer is plain and simple. Because they can get away from each other. In captivity, they are kept together and cannot get away. They HAVE to be near the other snake, no matter what. Even if they're in different hides, they cans till smell the other snake and they know it's there.
 
The way I see it: better safe than sorry. I don't find it too hard to house each snake individually, and I see no benefit to housing them together except for human 'enjoyment'.
 
More YOU time...

Here's what I do! I house snakes w/ feeders! Its saves a lot of time when it comes to feeding. :D


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Blutengel said:
Can I ask about the sizes of their individual vivs?
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My corns are in racks with equivalent floor space of a 20 gallon long. This is industry accepted standard. We will be moving the largest females and king and ratsnakes into 2' x 2' animal plastics cages this Spring.

The boids all have their own cage, with the smallest, a yearling ball python, being in a 2' x 2' cage, while our largest guys are in 4' x 2'.

If a 20L or equivalent rack is all you need to house them individually, why not do it?
 
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