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i have 2 cornsnakes aprox 3 1/2 months old can i grow them up together in the same tank and where do i get them checked for sex ?

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richardsaxton

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jangleang (darker) [#08-8]

o i guess i enter it again umm i have 2 CORNSNAKES born july 15th can they live in the same tank and where do i get these guys checked to see gender


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Topics:	Caging , Caging Plans , Finding A Vet
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Accepted Answer

10/31/2008 3:22:57 AM

FyreFocks

You shouldnt keep snakes paired unless its for breeding purposes. While cannibalism in corns is unlikely, its not unheard of.

The vet is the best person to sex them for you. If someone does this improperly then you risk damaging your snakes.

Member Comment

11/13/2010 8:39:37 PM

Decadence

Cohabiting corn snakes together is and will always be a huge arguement. Some will say it's okay as others will say it's wrong to keep them together. I've myself cohabited corns together with no problems between them at all but when i mention that i get a gang of people on me saying i'm cruel and all that.
Reasons why they say do not cohabit snakes together are the following:

1. Stress, could cause them not to eat
2. you can't keep track of who's spitting their food back up, who's pooping, who's shed
3. fear of one snake eating another

the list goes on.

It really all comes down to what you feel you want to do, alot of people have done it successfully while others have had problems.

Member Comment

2/2/2011 4:43:13 PM

Louie

I used to keep a few together but one got sick and I lost all 3.So I keep seperate now unless breeding.Just a thought.

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12/8/2011 11:02:45 PM

SlitheringSweetheart

I have two corns in one terrarium, they live together just fine. But I do suggest that it's big enough for them to get away from eachother or have seperate hides, because though sometimes mine lay side by side other times they want to be alone.

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2/25/2012 10:52:22 AM

dave partington

I've had the experience of a female which was very young, like 12 in human years, getting impregnated The eggs fully developed inside her, but she could not lay them because she was too small to pass them out of her body. She subsequently died. In hind sight, I should have taken her to a vet to surgically remove the eggs, at which point she would have been a permanent pet, never a breeder.

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