Doug,



I have a larger collection than most. And they,, of all things ARE real snake eating kingsnakes- ie Florida kings. I also have been keeping this subspecies in large numbers for 20 years ,,maybe more..I have to count back and think cause when ya get old time flies by )hmmm, I started keeping them in '92. So some of my Florida kings are 20 years old or older.



Anyway, since I started bonding kings when they were at a young age, I never had any cannibalitic accidents. I had a king try to eat itself once. H has one eye and seems semi retared because he is always hungry but won't eat FT cause he can't seem to find them even though he has his mouth open and grabs at anything live..Finger ect. But not a FT mouse.



I had babies eat each other after their first shed. But never properly bonded florida kings. after they were large enough to eat adult mice is when you put them together. That is when the bonding process starts.



Any new introductions (and there hasn't been many),,this year i have one on breeding lone from a friend , but he bonds his kings to. So no accidents so far. I think that bonded kings tend to get along with new mates as well. Maybe it the phermones from others nearby??..i don't know for sure. I just know I throw the food in and they share and go at it and zero cannibalistic occurances. -Remember this is with a large test group and over many years!



Otherwise, I worry about and keep an eye on new adult aquistions like the rest of us. There is always that chance since these snakes are thrown into a cage with other snakes...no matter how long they have been together..they need to be bonded at a young age.



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