I bought a corn snake the day before yesterday I was wandering...?

Question

If I buy another corn snake can I put it in the same cage as the other corn snake?

Answer 1

Yes you can. I would only keep young corns in a tank if they are the same s*x. The reason being that if there is a male and female they my breed when the female is too small and she may become egg bound. If you keep them together you must seperate them when feeding and for a little bit after so that they don't both bite the same mouse and one will end up swallowing the other and you may lose both snakes. I keep 2 ten gallon tanks with 2 males in one and 2 females in the other. Never had a problem.

Answer 2

i wouldn't do it unless they are the same size.  i keep two ball pythons together and have never had a problem.  BUT it is a risk, even if they are the same size.  any snake could eat another snake even if they don't typically do so.

Answer 3

it's something you can do, but if you decide to do this, you will atleast need to have the money ready to buy a seperate tank if for any reason you have a problem w/ them living together. As someone said, it should be ok to keep them together when they are young. It's not recommended but it is something you can do. You don't want to feed them together and keep them apart for a bit after feeding. As someone again said, as they get older, you will need to get a seperate enclosure. btw, it's wondering, not wandering

Answer 4

yes they are very good with each other and are more active with a Friend

hope you enjoy

Answer 5

Yeah. I keep mine together (a male and a female). I've never had any trouble, and they love each others company.

Answer 6

Not really a good idea. Snakes are solitary by nature and are seldom ever found together in the wild. That's not to say that you couldn't co-hab snakes, but you are running several risks by doing so. Unless you're an experienced keeper and can "read" your snakes' body language and are ready to separate if/when needed, I wouldn't recommend co-habitation.

- One or both snakes may begin refusing meals due to the stress of having a cagemate.

- If one snake regurges or has a questionable bowel movement, you won't know which one might need medical exam/treatment.

- You run the risk of unwanted pregnancy in animals that are too young for breeding. Even when you THINK you have two males or two females, you could be mistaken. Hatchlings are usually 'popped' to determine gender and this is the ideal method for doing so, however just because you didn't see hemipenes doesn't mean it's a girl. You won't know for sure what you have until they prove themselves as adults. The rule of thumb for breeding corns is "3-3-3" The female should be at least three feet, at least 300 grams, and at least 3 years. If bred too early, she could become seriously injured by egg impaction or prolapse when trying to lay.

- You may have two males that will spar when they come of age and lead to a myriad of stress-related problems.

- There have been SOME rare instances where one snake has eaten its cagemate. There are even recorded instances of newly hatched snakes attempting to feed on a sibling or themselves.

If you want to keep multiple snakes, invest in multiple housing units or cages. I built a 5-shelf snake rack for mine and couldn't be happier. Each shelf can hold three ventilated 32-quart Sterilite tubs and I've got 3" Flexwatt heat tape on each shelf to keep all my bins heated.

I'm a hobbyist and breeder. I currently have 5 corns, 11 corn hatchlings, 1 gophersnake, 3 ball pythons, and 3 jungle carpet pythons.  My adult corns, gopher, and two of my ball pythons are kept in Sterilite bins, my corn hatchlings are kept in ventilated pencil boxes that are sitting on the rack. As they get older, I'll move them into larger housing units but I won't be housing them together. The only time I'm putting my corns together these days is to breed them.

You can view my rack here:

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Answer 7

Usually. Sometimes 2 males will fight, but usually only if there is a female in the vicinity.