I have built an enclosure for my corn snake that is more than accomodating. I want to know how many snakes I can safely house together in this particular enclosure. The enclosure is 2x2x4 ft. I am interested in breeding my snake at some point and need to know if i can put more than one snake together.
How many corn snakes can you house together?
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I have 2 corns in together, both male, and theyre very happy there, with no issues over feeding (which i do separately in another tank), and usually cuddle up together.
i use the same size enclosure as you have listed there.
i wouldnt suggest mixing genders unless it was one of each though – territory issues.
I personally would never house 2 snakes together, i know people who do, but IF you do you should always feed seperately, in tubs, and make sure neither smells of food still when they go back together.
I’d keep them seperate and just house together when breeding time arrives.
One snake per cage. I know some people keep multiple animals together (females only) but I feel it is stressful for the animals since they do not live communally in nature. The only time snakes get together is for breeding and hibernation if they have that behavior. Cornsnakes do not. Housing multiple males can lead to fights, female/male, unintended breedings of females that are too small to safely carry eggs. The enclosure you mention would easily house a large cornsnake. I had some that were large enough to take up most of a cage like that, and most of mine, though smaller in size are very active and would use a cage that large. The other risks of co-habitating is multiple escapes if you don’t latch the cage door properly, multiple illnesses if one gets sick…figure on a vet bill for all. If it’s a fatal disease…well, you do the math. Spreading parasites is easier. Stress can lead to failure to thrive, regurgitation and loss of weight. I feel strongly enough about this that I have refused sale to people who tell me they are going to co-habitate. I consider it unhealthy for the snake. In the interest of caring for your snakes, I would let them live their lives separately as nature intended and then place the male and female together for breeding when both animals are large enough to safely do that.
Never house 2 snakes together. Only put them together during breeding, then remove the male and put him in his own enclosure. If snakes were meant to live with eachother, then they would live in groups in the wild, but they don’t.