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I was just curious as to how long you all think its ok to house hatchlings together, if you think it is okay at all. I do not house my snakes together, but I have seen many pictures of people keeping hatchlings together in a 10 gallon or so, size tank. What is everyone's opinion on this?
The hatchling rack that I have only has 18 tubs, so I have most of my hatchlings doubled up, with one more clutch on the way. I was playing with the idea of using a 15 gallon long tank and housing a few of the corn hatchlings together.
I have to keep the king hatchling seperate, so they are taking up most of my tubs. Plus, I have one more clutch of kings due to hatch by the end of the month.
Any suggestions? Opinions? Comments?
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****Misty****

"Everyone has the right to be stupid, but don't abuse the privilege"

The list keeps getting Smaller!
Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
7.17.4 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.5.0 king snakes
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 royal (ball) python
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

Buy more racks..... I really don't know what to say. Do we need to have Jimmy post his co-habitation for YOU!? Just remember that you won't know which have already shed for their first meal, and that this is the age they are most cannibalistic (I know it's not called cannibalism in snakes). That is the best advice I can give.
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 MO Locale Black Ratsnake "Molly" (Flogging Molly)

As we say in Missouri, "I ain't goin back to Missouri!"

LOL. ;-P
no, no need for Jimmy's letter on co-habitation.
I was just kinda wondering what everyone thought about it. I just need to have the snakes doubled up (no more than 2) for a few days up to a week. I am going to go buy more shoe boxes and make room for them all to have their own little condo. LOL

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****Misty****

"Everyone has the right to be stupid, but don't abuse the privilege"

The list keeps getting Smaller!
Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
7.17.4 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.5.0 king snakes
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 royal (ball) python
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

last year i kept baby corns together with no ill effect even scattered thawed pinky for food they ate them , seperated them after a couple weeks ,i did it after a feeding so i could put the lil fattys in their own compartment also let me know they are eatters

Not a good idea to feed unsupervised cage mates. I lost one this year after two deceided to eat the same pinky. I found the one dead with the pink in mouth. I assume because of the slimy look of the end hanging out that the other hatchling decided to eat the pinky from the other end and suffocated the dead one.

I was thinking two hatchlings per shoe box tub, just for a week or so. This was just a temporary situation. I would never feed them together. I am actually offering food right now and they are all in the little deli cups seperately.
thanks for the responses
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****Misty****

"Everyone has the right to be stupid, but don't abuse the privilege"

The list keeps getting Smaller!
Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
7.17.4 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.5.0 king snakes
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 royal (ball) python
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

I agree with everyone on the housing, but i think you would be fine with a temporary double up or even triple up if you have to. Just as you said make sure you feed seperatly.
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I have come to the conclusion that there is no cure for snake addiction!

I have housed clutches together when space got tight. Although you can sometimes get away with it, such an arrangement stresses out the snakes. The biggest problem with housing hatchlings together is if one pukes. It's very difficult to tell which one is the regurgitator, therefore you can't in good conscious sell any of the babies from the group until you figure out which one has the puking problem. In group housing situations, regurge (if it occurs) is mostly likely a reaction to the snake being under the stress of living with its siblings.

Tim

Third Eye

Thanks.
I only have two per shoe box. I will be getting more shoe boxes soon and will seperate them, when I do. Thanks for the input
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****Misty****

"Everyone has the right to be stupid, but don't abuse the privilege"

The list keeps getting Smaller!
Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
7.17.4 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
2.5.0 king snakes
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Leucistic rat snakes
0.0.1 royal (ball) python
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd hybrid dog

I have kept hatchling creams communally in the past. Thanks, I've read the cohabitaition disertation and agree with it completely.

One of the worst things that happened was a mass escape. Also, feeding was an issue. I had one very aggresive feeder that had to be seperated after he persisted in attacking his mates. Having gone this route, I can speak from experience and say it is not the best practise. I also did the double-up, which worked out OK. The key thing was to make sure there were enough hides so each individual had its own space. Still, not the best practise.

As a temporary measure it (cohab) may be OK, but seperate is the way to go in the long term.

My $0.02

John D
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I am so not lesdysxic!

0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"