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I have a few questions.......what would be the best combination to keep 2 corns together? Like I mean which type of pair would have the least amount of fighting and has the highest possibility for a sucessful pair.

Female and Female?
Male and Male?
Male and Female?

Also.....can u give me some tips on how to introduce the second corn? like....would I keep it in the same enclosure but in a container first? and how about when feeding? thanks guys =)
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"Isn't it funny you hear a phone ring and it could be anybody, but a ringing phone has to be answered doesn't it?"

especially for us...

If you really are into snakes and love your animal as a pet and not as a "collection" (in the cold I-don't-care sense) you'll keep everyone separate. If at least until you have a LOT more experience with the one you have.

Good luck...

P.S. puts on fire-retardant suit as sometimes these threads get heated...

Let me give you some advice:

My first piece of advice for people with this question is that I would personally not ask this questions here - look through archived posts to see why (you can notice it because it will usually be a very long thread. I realize this is exactly opposed to the reason you asked, but I 100% believe that this is not the place to find the answer to that question - at least in my experience.

so even though i have logically opposed my right to give an answer, let me answer for the sake of the original post and people who desire to hear an opinion on this matter:

The reason I said not to ask it here is becuase its one of those heated questions - kinda like how you would never mention hybrid or something like that. But also, from what Ive read of previous posts, most people dont have experience with this (not a bad thing). Experience and opinion are too very different - not mutually exclusive - statements. Unfortunately somewhere someone has to have the experience (and there are some people who can speak from experience). But here is my advice: dont do it if you dont know corn snakes very well, meaning you should be able to identify their behavioral patterns. I think it also depends on the personality and history of each snake that are goign to co-habitate. For instance I wouldnt put a very active snake with a very inactive snake. I wouldnt put snakes together with extreme size difference, different eating behavior, etc. In the ideal case they really should be similar - kinda like you picking a roomate. Also, in my opinion, the habitat should be roughly on the order of twice as big as sufficient as the floor area for one corn snake - so nothign smaller than equivalent 40 gallon long tank floorspace. And I think another really big thing is lots of hides. Also, I think its best to do it with two new snakes. If you do it with a snake that is already lived in the same habitat for 1 year, it will take some adjusting time. Some people call this bad, I call it normal. However, this is a critical time, you really need to monitor their behavior regularly - as in several times a day.

I guess the point is its a lot of work initially, and not guranteed to work, but I believe it can work, and I do say this from experience. I could say more but I already said a lot if you have more questions you can email me bradarmstrong@yahoo.com and I'd be happy to share my experiences with you.

< It doesn't really matter one way or the other to me. I have done both. Blah blah blah
BUT....Most people don't bother to answer that question anymore. We know, by now, that when someone asks they have already made up their mind anyway so it's a waste of time.
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Remember, my posts are MY opinion only.
Jimmy (draybar)

I said im thinking of doing it.....and if you can read(please read my post again).....i am asking this question to people who keep a pair of corns together......and how they introduce them and so on.....im not asking "can i keep 2 corns together?" in general.....why do u think i specified what i was gonna ask?
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"Isn't it funny you hear a phone ring and it could be anybody, but a ringing phone has to be answered doesn't it?"

I think it best if people simply e-mail implicit with their opinions.

This allows everyone to get their 2c in without being judged or flammed by others.

Please, as a strong suggestion, keep your thoughts and suggestion to e-mail. I should've thought of this earlier...

I gave up on him a while back.
My reply was to brad armstrong on why the question isn't a big deal anymore.
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Remember, my posts are MY opinion only.
Jimmy (draybar)

lmfao..

"Please, as a strong suggestion, keep your thoughts and suggestion to e-mail"

isnt that the point of any forum though?

i agree that this question should be an exception, as im sure would anybody - but i dont think if someone asks for experiences (as was pointed out) i think that is valid - and that is why forums are so important - becuase they connect you to people who have experience.

but i still recommend (also from experience) to not post that topic. at least not here, however unfortunate that is.

ok, now i promise im not posting anymore on this [particular] thread.

well here is my story and you can form an opinion,

well i had a 125 gallon tank that had my two big normals in, and when i say big you can ask Jimmy (Draybar) they were big, hercules was pushing the 6 foot mark, and athena was close to the 5 foot mark, they were fine. but i also had about 6 hides, a shelf and alot of places for them to go. total od about 20 square feet. that worked fine, no fights or food probalems but they were also both adults eating once a month or so. they still live together in the same tank, but i do nto have them anymore cause they went to a great couple that i know, that wanted some adult normals and they have plenty of time for them.

now to story two. i kept my reverse okeetee and creamsicle in the same tank and they were about the same age, maybe a 6 motnh difference, well my wife called me in one day from work and said that they were acting funny. well come to find out the cream is a female and the r. okeetee is a male and he hit his breeding size before she did, and there was almost a little date rape going on in that tank. i got home and i seperated them, and i vow to never keep to colubrid snakes together again, unless they are breeding. i say colubrid cause i know a guy who keeps and breeds boas, and he keeps the male and female together most oi the year with no problems.

well i aint going to say it is good or bad, but you can form an opinion from my experiences.

good luck
froggy
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The next time the shuttle lands, lets all get dressed up in ape suits and charge at the astronaughts yelling and ranting. That way they can try to figure out where they took a wrong turn.

np.

I keep 3 corn together and there is no problem. They adjust very quickly and they seem to appreciate their roomates. You can introduce your new corn with no problem whenever you want with no problem, the new one will just be happy and the old one would don't notice any changes if the new snake didn't steal his hiding places.

I don't know why people are so afraid about 2 corns together.... they must be together to mate, and in their natural environnement, they are with other snakes sometimes. Corns are not aggresive snakes.

Like i said earlier, my snakes love their roomates, sometimes they seem to try finding their roomates and love to hide with them. They are always together in the same hiding places. I don't know any reason to fear about two corn together... if you want to do it.... just do it... if you don't feed your snakes in the same place.... there is no problem...

I've been reading about this debate for some time. Heres my two cents worth. My wife and I currently have 18 snakes. They are housed in 11 tanks, no racks yet. Most are housed two per tank, same sex. You must observe and know you pets. I have a 2002 charcoal female who freaks out when another snake is in her cage, so she doesn't have a room mate. I have others who seem to enjoy the company. The bottom line is learn your snakes personalities, and do what you think is best for them.

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0.0.1 pacific gopher snake ; Mich
0.0.1 albino corn snake ; Shmee
0.0.1 motley corn snake ; Andy

Nope, Fort Worth Tx

Housing corn snakes together is not a problem. I have 3 snakes that are housed together and they are fine with it. They seem to enjoy eachother too because i have a couple hides in the tank but they always want to be under the same one together. Just know your snakes and dont feed them in the tank.