is it ok to house to corns together, and if you can how big of a cage do you need for 2 adults?
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housing corns
goregrind
Jul 30, 2005 07:22 PM
Replies (5)
kieranduncan
Jul 31, 2005 04:42 PM
Quite simply, no. It is possible. But then it is also possible to run across a busy road without dying, but it's not a good idea.
jyohe
Jul 31, 2005 09:03 PM
as long as the cage is big enough and you feed separately they can be housed in group cages......
big enough?
for 2........40 gallon breeder tank sized......maybe 3.....?
.......cage 2 foot x 3 foot floor space by 18 inches high?.maybe 3 or 4.......with hides and shelves and all...
it will be messier with all the defecates to clean..use aspen or cypress.......
you will not always know who shed and when
you will get eggs if there is at least one male and one female...
you will spread any bacterias or viruses or anything to all the occupants in that one cage......(*if they are all clean they are all ok also)
anyways.......
it's possible...........
yet I have 300 snakes here at this momment at least...and all are housed in individual cages
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you know there Roy I do believe I can still smell xxxxx............
goregrind
Jul 31, 2005 09:12 PM
my cage for my corn (unknown sex/ about 4 feet long) is 36x18x16 will that be enough for two (ifnot is it ok for breeding?)?
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my addiction:
2 ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 albino corn snake (maizy
jyohe
Aug 01, 2005 05:35 PM
like I said....you got a pair you will have breeding in March and April..........
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you know there Roy I do believe I can still smell xxxxx............
Allecto
Jul 31, 2005 06:25 PM
I know plenty of people who have housed corns together without any problems. Aside from those many, many people I know one person who kept corns together and ended up losing them both because one died trying to swallow the other. Maybe it was just one of those freak things, but I am such a paranoid snake owner that I feel better not taking any chances that I don't absolutely have to. With corns, and with a few precautions (no big size difference, not feeding them together, etc.) you can most likely get away with it. Tons and tons of people do. That said, I am totally unwilling to house any of my snaked together due to the risks, however slight.
