2 corn snakes in one tank?

Question

i have one baby corn snake that i bought about a month ago and i was wanting to get another...is a 55 gallon tank big enough for two corn snakes even when they are adults

Answer 1

yes buy the new snake and put a divider in the middle of the tank

so thay don't kill each-other

Answer 2

It's big enough. But I wouldn't do it.

Snakes do not enjoy being together by any means. They might seem to sleep together, but they are only doing this because what conditions (such as moving to the heated area of the tank when it is colder) are ideal for one snake are also ideal for the other. In reality, it stresses out both snakes for them to be housed together, and it's really selfish since it only saves you space and money at their expense. This stress can even lead to a weakened immune system and greater change of disease.

Not to mention, you will need to keep the snakes seperate for a few weeks at least for quarantine to make sure they are sick, and I would also recommend bringing a stool sample to a reptile vet from the new snake to ensure it will not cause your current snake harm.

You also have the possibility of premature or even unwanted breeding as they mature, this could be deadly if the female becomes egg bound.

Also, corn snakes can be cannibalistic. Of course it is very rare, but any snake can and may eat it's cagemate. Don't believe me? Check this out - http://www.rcreptiles.com/forum/about134...

Overall, I'm really against it as you can see. The only benefits are to you, there are really no positives for your snakes other than possibly being able to live in a nice large 55 gallon tank rather than the 30 gallon long they will eventually need. However, for a very large female (potentially 5 feet) a 55 gallon tank should be standard for the single snake.

Answer 3

For corn snakes? Yeah thats just about the perfect size.

Answer 4

no. coz if u out 2 snakes in one tank ( as adults ) then both will try to conquer each other & can broke the tank and become free and could hurt anyone

Answer 5

You should never keep two corns together. If they are both males, they will fight and kill each other. If they are male and female, they will mate while they're far too young (they need to be 3+ years old) which will cause huge problems - not only will the eggs be infertile, but the female might die, or become eggbound, or her growth will be stunted for life. Two females are still at risk of eating each other.

That's the biggest risk with housing snakes together. They're naturally solitary and will not live together by choice in the wild, so don't force them to do it now. The likely result is that one snake will try and eat the other, resulting in the death of both. It's much safer just to keep them separate, and if you can't afford another tank or don't have space, then stick with just the one snake.

What the poster above me has said about babies being ok but adults being aggressive isn't true. Babies are especially bitey as anybody who's had baby snakes will know, they can be highly strung before they grow up and settle down.

Answer 6

while theyre babies they should be fine. when they grow up they might get aggressive towards each other but thats not very common. just make sure they are all ways fed in seperate tanks.