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I'm looking into getting a second snake, and aside from corns, hognoses are really catching my eye. I already have a little corn snake, about 26-28 inches long (maybe more? hard to measure the squirmy thing). She's extremely calm and tame. I was wondering if I got a hognose, could I safely put the two together??
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purrhisswoofmeowblubsqueakneigh

All snakes have the potential to eat other snakes. There have been recorded instances of this happening with hogs. I personally new someone about ten years ago whose cornsnake ate another corn (I believe alot of this had to do with his poor feeding practices). Even though this is rare, you shouldn't risk it.

Also, corns and hogs have slightly different enviornmantal needs. For example, hogs need less humidity than corns. If you mix species you are just asking for trouble.

Bottem line, if you can't afford or don't have space for another tank, then don't get another snake. There are many inexpensive housing options and neither hogs nor corns need alot of space, so if you get a hog, give it its own home.

Jim

After posting that I kind of realized how stupid I was for asking. Don't worry about space though. The corn is going in a 55 gal, and I just got a hoggie, who is living in a 2.5 gallon for now. I want to move him to the 20 High gallon, but the breeder told me the weirdest thing (which I've posted again about). He said if I put him in that size tank, "he will get lost." What on earth? I'm sure snakes born in the wild certainly have a bigger space to roam than the size of a 20 gallon high tank... and I doubt being born in captivity would change this much. Can anyone tell me why I shouldn't put the little guy in a 20 gal? I think it would be good to give him that much room to roam and then he wouldn't have the stress of changing tanks as he grows. I have a 10 gal too but 20 gal is nicer.
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purrhisswoofmeowblubsqueakneigh