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Does anybody know if adult corn snakes eat their young? Does it harm the eggs at all when you handle them or pick them up? I have eleven and their connected, kind of in a circle, they are all stuck together.
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

>Does anybody know if adult corn snakes eat their young?

Corns do not have a reputation for cannabalism. But I wouldn't advise keeping adults with babies.

>Does it harm the eggs at all when you handle them or pick them up? I have eleven and their connected, kind of in a circle, they are all stuck together.

Gentle handling is not a problem. Turning the eggs over MAY be damaging. Some say yes, others say no, and I say err on the side of caution. Dropping three feet to the floor or hard shaking is likely to kill the embryo.

Hope this helps.

Paul Hollander

I found a couple ants on one of my eggs today, can ants or other insects harm eggs?
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

This is one of the many questions that I don't know the answer to. My guess is that when two ants find food, they will lead a multitude to it. And that a multitude of ants could damage the eggs. So I will err on the side of caution and recommend keeping the ants away from the eggs.

Paul Hollander