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These are first Corn Snakes, although I do keep up a Pine snake and have grown up with Ball pythons and Gopher and Garter snakes because my Dad kept them. I'm keeping them in a 14 gal. clear rubbermaid tote for now, until they get bigger.

Here they are.
Albino
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Sorry, I can't figur how to post pics and also how to post more than one pic in my message. Could someone help please?

if you upload them to the king snake photo gallery, you will have a menu list at the bottom of your posts of pics to chose from. To post more than one pic (up to 3), hold down the Ctrl key as you pick the three.
To use another photo site, you just copy and paste the part of the picture that says "img" and then the image description.
hope this helps
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****Misty****

www.sneakyserpents.com

"I will conquer my procrastination problem...Just you wait!"

Thank You.

Here is my Albino.

Here is my Snow.

Here is their set-up. (The rocks in the water dish have been washed and baked)

Nice looking snakes. I would recommend removing the rocks from the water. The snakes need to be able to soak their entire body. They will not drown, snakes can swim. If you need the rocks to keep the water dish in place, use one, or get a deeper dish, so the snakes can still soak.

How do you heat your set up?
Do you have a set up like that for each snake or are they sharing the one?
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****Misty****

www.sneakyserpents.com

"I will conquer my procrastination problem...Just you wait!"

Ok, I just didn't want them to drown.

Right now, I have my room set to 82*F until I get some more heat tape.

Yes, i'm keeping both of them together. They were together when I bought them and in a medium sized critter keeper together.

This response has been posted numerous times by Jimmy and stands as the best statement of why it should not be done. You can also do a search and find pics of a corn that has eaten another corn. do you really want to risk it????????

Pat G-C

COHABITATION
MY OPINION

I feel it is best to keep snakes separate.
I know a lot of people keep multiple snakes together without problems and it can obviously be done without being detrimental to the snakes. I just feel the possible drawbacks need to be expressed.
When a person gets the experience and knowledge of each individual snake and wants to try co-habitation, it is up to them. They just need to be careful and able to read the subtle signs of their snakes.
There can be definite drawbacks.
If one snake becomes sick there is a very good likelihood the other/others will get sick as well.
It may also take a while (usually too long) to determine which one is the sick one.
If one regurgitates its food you won't know which one unless you happen to get lucky and see it.
If one has a problem stool you won't know which one. Once again one may have a problem but by the time you figure out which one the other/others could end up with the same problem.
Although this is only a slight possibility, it is still a possibility and has been know to happen, one snake could eat the other. The smell of a prey item could trigger one snake to eat the other. Or simple hunger accompanied by a ready food source.
Although uncommon, it has happened and is a possibility.
Another possibility is unwanted pregnancy. A female might get pregnant and you may not have the knowledge, desire or ability to incubate the eggs or raise the hatchlings. With hatchlings comes the responsibility to raise them or find them homes.
A lot of people rationalize by saying, "I will just put two males or two females together". That can work but mistakes can easily be made, especially with hatchlings. You could easily end up with a male and female.
There is also a chance of a female breeding too young or too small and becoming egg-bound. Although uncommon, it IS a possibility and can happen.
With multiple snakes in an enclosure you stand the chance of loosing all of them if there happens to be an avenue of escape. Instead of losing one you could loose two or more depending on how many you decide to place together.
One or both of the snakes could be stressed by the presence of the other. Stress can cause a drop in appetite and lead to other health problems as well.
People will put multiple snakes in an enclosure and ask why one isn't eating.
When they are told it is probably due to stress caused by the other snake, the response is almost always the same "they like each other, they are always under the same hide together". Well this probably just means "that" hide or area of the tank has the optimum conditions they are looking for.
Snakes do not LIKE each other or ENJOY each other’s company.
There is no capacity for snakes to "like" or "enjoy".
I have kept multiple snakes together without problems but have made a choice to keep them separate. There is NO clear argument on why you SHOULD keep them together but there ARE clear arguments as to why you SHOULD NOT.
So, in my opinion, although people do it successfully I just don't think it is worth the risk.
If you decide to keep multiple snakes together, watch closely for any signs of appetite loss, regurgitation or any kind of “personality” changes. These could all be signs of stress.
You would also want to feed them in separate containers and give them an hour or so before putting them back together.
My 2 cents

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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"resistance is futile"
Jimmy (draybar)

Thank You, that makes alot of sense. I guess I will seperate them today.

Beautiful snakes! I suggest not holding the one for another 2 or 3 days because it looks like it just ate!
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As I turned around I smelled a
horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said, "Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm).

~Ty

Nice snakes and little set up. I normally wont house hatchlings together, but I do keep a few yearlings and adults together. And so far everything is great, I do watch for any stress related problems. But Ive been housing corns together for near 3 years. Other then that, Im with Jimmy.