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ok well i have 2 corns about the same length. I Dont want them to live together they both have separate tanks. but i kinda want them to be use to other snakes because i plan on breeding then when they get older. Is it ok to take them both out at the am time and hold them together or place them in a sterilite togethere for a short time every once in a while. I'll be right there with them the whole time. so i guess what im asking is do you think they will both stress out, will they fight, and is it ok to do this.

thanx
Rv
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Corns
0.0.1 03' Amel
0.0.1 03' Normal

yeah you could do that.. you could keep them togather too, won't hurt them..if you are gonna breed them i would get them sexed. it'd be disappointing come breeding time if you end up with 2 males or two females. if you do breed those two your amel and a normal will produce all normals that are het. for amel.

geckogod2

you could keep them togather too, won't hurt them..>>
>>geckogod2

Gecko,
This is not necessarily true.
It CAN hurt them.... not the introducing them together on occasion but the cohabitation.....
This is always a touchy subject here.
There are many beliefs, ideas and opinions on the subject so why not voice my own.
It is not truly worth the risk. Yes, there are a lot of people who keep multiple corns together with success, BUT,
there are things to consider.
If one of the snakes regurgitates its food or has a runny stool there is no way to tell which one has the problem.
If one gets sick it is a pretty high likelihood that the other will also.
Some corns are stressed by the presence of other snakes. You might have one or both of the snakes have eating problems and possibly other problems due to stress.
There is always a chance of cannibalism. Even if you separate the snakes when feeding there is the possibility that the lingering smell of mouse could trigger a feeding response in one of the snakes. On feeding day you have two and the next day you look into the container to see only one and that one is extremely full. There is also a good chance that this hatchling could die if it can't digest a meal of that size. Cannibalism isn't common but it has happened. It is a possibility.
If you keep a male and female together you could be asking for trouble. There is always the chance they will breed before the female is actually old enough or large enough to carry the eggs successfully. She could become eggbound and even die. Also fairly uncommon but it too has happened.
I have done both without problem but have made a choice to keep them separate. There is no real 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
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Remember, my posts are MY opinion only.
Jimmy (draybar)

thanx Draybar,

I dont liek the idea of keeping them togther i just kinda want them to get use to eachother because i do want them to breed in a few years. Granted they are only 03's so it may notreally matter now if they see eachother but you never know.

thanx for the response i didnt mean to bring up a touchy subject.

RV
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Corns
0.0.1 03' Amel
0.0.1 03' Normal

You can, but really it's not nesessary. It wouldn't hurt, unless you do it when they're older, but still to small to breed and they decide not to wait. My snow had never been in the same cage as another snake when she was introduced to my Okeetee last year, and they did a good job
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Dianne
AKA IcedGoddess
6.7 Cornsnakes
1.3 Cats
0.1 Child
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Castle Serpents

I don't see a problem with introducing your snakes to each other on occaision. When my wife and I are handling a couple of the snakes, at the same time, we will let them check each other out.
My response was mainly meant towards geko? for his statement that it can do no harm keeping two snakes together permanently.
My response was my take on that subject.
As my signature at the bottom says, "My posts are my opinion only"
good luck
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Remember, my posts are MY opinion only.
Jimmy (draybar)

well then my response is my opinion too...over the past 10 years of keeping corn snakes (usually 1.1 or 1.2)together i have had no ill conceived problems between them being together. however keeping them separate and introducing them just for the purpose of mating can increase chances for breeding sucess. i will continue to follow what has worked best for me..to each his own..

geckogod2

>>thanx Draybar,
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>>I dont liek the idea of keeping them togther i just kinda want them to get use to eachother because i do want them to breed in a few years. Granted they are only 03's so it may notreally matter now if they see eachother but you never know.
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>> thanx for the response i didnt mean to bring up a touchy subject.

I would worry that they would breed prematurely. I am assuming they are different enough that you know which is which. (like my Children's pythons....that have a tiny bits difference in head scalation...that is it! Unless she is gravid and then as big as a cow. Otherwise, identical) Snakes don't need to be socialized so I really don't see a reason to do it. I have snakes breed that never saw each other before....not a problem.
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Sonya

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