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Hello I'm just wondering if building a large cage say 4x2x2 would be suitable to house a male and female corn together. Providing there the right age and size. Will the corns feel insecure? I would be feeding in separate cages and would like to include a natural place for them to lay eggs? If anybody has any pics or tips they would be appreciated.

There are alot of people who will say they should be housed apart, but I say it is up to you. I have had two male and female corns together and they were both well over 5 feet long, but they were in an 8 foot by 3 foot, by 4 foot high enclosure that someone who had a retic in gave me. What I did is gave them both the adequate hides heat and water etc. Good luck

Ken
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0.1 Albino Cal. King (Fokker)
1.0 Reverse Okeetee Corn (trouble)
0.1 Creamsicle Corn (Spot)
0.0.2 Anery (Thanks Jimmy)
1.2 Dogs(2 Boxers, Cookie and Joe, Lhasa Apso, George)
1.0 Betta
0.1 Wife
0.1 Kid

As long as they're both healthy that will be fine. Just keep an eye on them in the spring .... they'll probably mate.
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Matt from Minnesota
Cornsnake, Eastern Kingsnake, IL Bullsnake - all girls.
One Pair of cute Crested Geckos.

I just don't see why you would want to, honestly. If you are building a big cage, i'd opt to build either 2 slightly smaller ones or just put a center divider in that one.

The list of why you shouldn't keep corns toether is long and drawn out, everything from disease transfer, to not knowing which one is sick, tracking defeciation, etc... it's just more work than its worth.
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-Chris

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Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds (Jose and Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Claudius)... coming soon

If you are using those dimensions (4x2x2) you have a lot more options than just one big cage. I'd recommend dividing them up, for sake of breeding if nothing else. If you mean to breed them, keeping them apart I've heard can get them "randy" if you know what I mean. Also, as far as mites and other heath problems, it's always a good idea to keep them apart.

That being said, here's a picture of a 4x2x2 cage I house some of my snakes in. The top section has two males, bottom right has two females, and the bottom left has three juveniles (03 hold outs). I know that contradicts some of what I said before about housing apart for the sake of knowing who's sick and all, but you get the idea. I closely monitor my snakes to know who's doing what. I even fill out my calender on the days they did whatever, i.e. eat, shed, poo, stuff like that.

So, in closing, yes and no.

AJ

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1.0 Hypo Okeetee - Wesley (Princess Bride)
0.1 Ghost - Sydney (Scream)
2.0 Striped Amel - Jay and Aiden (Kevin Smith movies)
1.0 Snow - Silent Bob (Kevin Smith movies)
0.1 Anery - Columbia (Rocky Horror)
1.0 Creamcicle - Brandon (Mallrats)
0.1 Zig Zag Anery - Pepper (didn't name her)
0.1 Normal - Bindy (Croc. Hunter)
0.1 Motley - Craven (Underworld)

I keep twos and threes together and they're fine. You do need to give them plenty of hides. Also, you need to know what is "normal" behaviour for each snake, so that you can recognise signs of stress. Some don't take to sharing and can show this by becoming more nervous, more aggressive, going off their food or spending too much time in an inappropriate temperature spot.

Keep a close eye on them for the first couple of weeks. If either of them shows signs of stress, separate them again. You should be fine with a viv that size. Always feed them separately.