Hello,
a friend asked me if it was a good idea to keep a baby cornsnake and a baby Testudo hermanni in the same enclosure. I'm not sure if he should try this, I wouldn't. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Cornsnake and tortoise
gemonensis
Dec 06, 2008 07:37 PM
Replies (5)
Sonya
Dec 07, 2008 10:17 AM
>>Hello,
>>a friend asked me if it was a good idea to keep a baby cornsnake and a baby Testudo hermanni in the same enclosure. I'm not sure if he should try this, I wouldn't. Any suggestions? Thanks
I wouldn't. Tortoises notoriously carry some nasty bacteria that kill other herps. That and the Tortoise is likely to eat the snake anyway.
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Sonya
I'm not mean. You're just a sissy.
Happy Bunny
gemonensis
Dec 07, 2008 10:34 AM
Testudo hermanni is a herbivorous reptile, it wouldn't attack snake. But I would also worry about hermanni's bacteria.
anuraanman
Dec 07, 2008 11:14 AM
One should also consider the fact that the two animals don't likely share many of the same habitat requirements -- light, humidity, food, habitat structure, etc. Putting two animals like that together would save space, but that's the only benefit I can think of. I can't see how saving the space could possibly outweigh the cost in terms of health of the animals. Cornsnakes don't take up that much space anyway and a 20-gallon long tank that could be used to house even an adult corn along with the other supplies aren't that expensive -- if I couldn't provide for the needs of both of those animals in two separate enclosures I would have to ask myself if it's a good idea to have them both to begin with.
gemonensis
Dec 07, 2008 12:09 PM
The idea of having these two animals together was interesting to him, that's why he wanted to do it, as he explained.
pinelandsghost
Dec 16, 2008 01:06 AM
Testudo hermanni is a herbivorous reptile, it wouldn't attack snake.
Don't bet on it! Sonyas right, as I have a leopard tortoise the will try to eat everything doesn't matter what it is.
I had wondered the same thing about putting him in with a pair of very large bearded dragons when he was the size of a tennis ball. If anything I worried about him being hurt by the dragons so I stood by to see how it went.
Well he promptly went over to one of the dragons and bit it!
When the dragon moved away he followed.
Got my answer. I have no doubt that the corn would lose its tail and take multiple wounds if not be killed by the tort.
mike.
