Jacky, it is possible for any snakes to eat each other, however much more common with some species than others. If a snake is well fed and safety precautions are taken, such as feeding separately outside the enclosure, the risks are very low, and we have housed corns together for three years without problem..

Right now we have our corns in a rack system, with three adult (3 yrs of age, but not fully grown) corns in a box measuring about 2.5ft x 2ft - they have plenty of space and like the rack as it is more private. We have two males in the same size enclosure, and then two younger corns in boxes measuring approx. 21" x 16".

When the adults were younger we had them all housed together in a tank that was 36" x 12", and a smaller enclosure before that. Hatchlings are best kept in something smaller; it is easier to monitor them, they feel more secure and can have problems with feeding in a larger enclosure as they can feel exposed.

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Jacky,
I dont want to seem like im trying to put you off, as Rachel stated corns can live together quite well, and lots of keepers do, do it, I have just had a shock from this post I found and i'm now worried, I don't want to feel like i'm jumping in and saying you must not do this, im doing it, but im now a nervous corn mum and checking constantly, at least when I seperate them I can relax a bit more, but thats just me, a worry wart lol

I saw that same post Donna and is was really and eye opener. I keep my 2 hathlings in a divided 10 gl and my 3 juvies each have a 20 gl, as Merlin said, sterlites are great for hatchlings also.

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MARSHA

:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

Thanks everyone.
I think I better just take the one I fell in love with and give her a nice, secure life!
As long as I don't want to breed them it will be ok! I'm sure it will be happy on it's own.I will start a new thread on BPs ,'cause the breeder said he would recommend two!

Hey, how come everybody else's 20 longs are longer than mine? The All-Glass Critter Cage 20 longs are only 30x12x12...

The measurements of all their sizes are listed here: http://www.all-glass.com/products/ca...ttercage.shtml

Donna, where did you see the post that worried you? Although I don't really WANT to see it, I need to look at it...I always feed mine separately and outside the enclosure, but....

Last time I fed Jack and Sally, she seemed way too interested in how he smelled afterward when I put them back in their house...He had wrapped his body around his fuzzy as he was eating it, and Sally's reaction to the scent on him worried me. I would never have imagined that she would be the one to worry about, as Jack is slightly bigger than she is..... but she looked like he smelled entirely too yummy

I think I'm going to separate mine too...

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There seems to be a discrepency here. A 20 long is 30x12x12.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

LOL 36x18x18 is actually a 40 gal breeder tank. a standard 20 long is 30x12x12...toodles...Lyn

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Warmest Regards from Lyn

LOL Tag Lyn,..you're IT!

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

LOL, mine could be 30x12x12 I have so many at different sizes I forget, and I always get mixed up with gallons, i am going to measure every single cage I have now, you got me thinking...

I cant remeber exactly where the post is I tried to find it yesterday, it was on a corn snake forum I visit, Marsha might have the link..