I put a 1 week old corn snake, in a tank with a couple of 3 week old westerns. I did this just to make some room. Well the next day I looked in there trying to find the corn, and to my disbelieve a female western ate him! She is as big as a cow now LOL. I never would have thought a baby would eat a baby, not to mention that the corn was longer than her - I'm still in shock LOL.
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Valuable Lesson Learned
donedeal
Jul 14, 2008 09:03 AM
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John Q
Jul 14, 2008 09:08 AM
Not only will they eat a corn, they will eat a clutch mate. It's best to separate them. If you can't keep them separate, feed them separate. If you return them to a community box after feeding, check on them during the 30-45 minutes after feeding. It's during that time that they are most likely to attack and eat a clutchmate.
donedeal
Jul 15, 2008 09:38 AM
Wow! I had no idea they would eat each other too LOL! Thank You for the info. This is the first year I've tried this and it's been an adventure so far.
