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Could a small cornsnake live in the same enclosure with a small kingsnake? Or is that just asking for trouble! thanks

Since kings eat other snakes, could eventually be a problem.

Corns have occasionally eaten their siblings and most kingsnakes would just love a little cornsnake snack. Separate cages will save you a lot of trouble in the end. Better for the snake's health as well.
Lora

I think thats the best pairing idea yet.I would wait till dark then put the corn in.I bet they will be happy together.It breaks my heart to see snakes sad and alone.It is normal for a king to give the other snake a love hug when the first greet so dont panic.Im sure a true friendship will evolve.Have fun...Paul..

Everyday this question comes up.Everyday the older crowd says No and the kids say it's great.I have not heard one single good thing about housing snakes together unless it's to breed.Make sure you wash your hands after touching your corn or your king will munchdown on you.Kings thrive in the wild eating other reptiles...Paul..

For those who wont take Paul seriuosly because of his slightly sarcastic comments let me back him up. If you do some internet research (other than just this site.) You will find ou that the name kingsnake actually comes from the fact that it has an immunity to other snakes venom. Because of this it actually eats vipers and rattlesnakes for lunch..literally thus calling it the king of snakes. My Cal. king actually rattles its tail to mimic a rattlesnake when she dont wanna be bothered. So if it could eat a rattler than a corn would be just a snack. Now you have pauls quick answer and my long answer take your pick but either way it is never a good idea.
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1.1 Leos
1.1 Corn snakes (1 Lav & 1 Ghost)
0.1 Banan California King
0.0.1 Childrens python
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow boa
1.0 Rat (as pet not food)
1.0 Cat
"whats with you and all those dang reptiles?"

I swear no one, except a few of us, does research anymore.I could not even imagine not spending weeks or maybe months researching before i bought a reptile.It's so pathetically easy to use a search engine to find out about anything you want.This site is also a tool for research.If someone spent 2 minutes looking up anything on kingsnakes they would have known it was a bad idea to put a king and corn together.

not to open a can of worms but i think the post asking the question was a great form of research. using the site for what it was meant. i'm just glad they asked instead of just dropping the two in the same tank and waking up the next day finding just one snake.
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-ryan
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ultimate frisbee, volkswagens and snakes.

I agree with you in that it was part of his research to ask a question like that in this forum. I was merely inviting him to research more and to give the info that someone could find easily over the net. However I do feel that this forum is to aid and inform but still agree with paul in that before i even think of getting a reptile i will type the name in a search engine and find out the basics...ie name genus species habitat in the wild general info and hopefully care sheets. after doing that i would then begin expanding on that. in this case it just happened to be that the basic info on the kingsnake would have answred the question before it was even asked. This is not always the case with all reps but in this one it was.
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1.1 Leos
1.1 Corn snakes (1 Lav & 1 Ghost)
0.1 Banan California King
0.0.1 Childrens python
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow boa
1.0 Rat (as pet not food)
1.0 Cat
"whats with you and all those dang reptiles?"

If people would research BEFORE they buy it would save so many abandoned reptiles. For instance, someone goes to a show, or a pet store, they see a cute little burmese, boa, or iguana. They think, "how cute they are", they take it home without researching, put it into a 20 gal aquarium, and soon it gets so big that they don't have the resources to care for it. Then the poor animal either gets dumped, or sent off to a shelter. That kind of thing happens too much, because people just don't want to take the time to do their homework before buying. And most of the time you can't trust your local petstore to educate anyone, because MOST of the time they don't know either. (unless they have a good reptile person working there) I did alot of research before I purchased any of my snakes, and am still researching every day. Sure, I have questions sometimes, I definately don't know everything, but the I learned the basics before I purchased. This is just my 2 cents.
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SpardaWolf
Corn Snake Addict
"Always Learning"