2006-12-04 09:23:15 · 16 answers · asked by vince_0123456789 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I strongly recommend against keeping more than one specimen of any snake per tank. The only real exceptions to this would be when the snakes are neonates (new borns) or when you are trying to breed a pair of snakes.
Most snakes are solitary in nature. Keeping them in close proximity tends to cause them stress and can lead to the spread of parasites or diseases.
Further, ball pythons and corn snakes have different environmental requirements, and as such keeping them together would be detrimental to one or the other.
Hope this answers your question.
2006-12-04 20:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by south_texas_herper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you should never put two different species of reptiles together never a good idea. you can put more than one corn snake in a cage and more than one ball python in a cage but dont mix them. You shouldnt do this with any animal let alone reptiles
2006-12-05 20:32:45 · answer #2 · answered by 2_liter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a good idea. While neither species are considered cannibalistic, they have two widely different housing needs & mixing them could cause too much stress on the royal python. The corn snake is much more tolerant of housing conditions, while this type of python has almosy desert-like needs for housing(higher temps./humidity).
2006-12-06 16:41:42 · answer #3 · answered by preacher55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no! most big snakes will eat snakes smaller than themselves and then if you do that you will have a very fat ball python and only one snake. if i were you, i would have two of the same species but when you go to feed them separate them because if you don't and both snakes go for the same bit of food then one could swallow the other!
2006-12-05 06:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ball Pythons are very very affectionate and mellow snakes, and they'll rarely attack anything. So unless the Corn Snake is aggressive then it's safe. My Ball Python was in with five injured garter snakes a few years back, they were inseperable, they even slept next to eachother for warmth. Very cute.
2006-12-04 20:37:06 · answer #5 · answered by Brooke 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I wouldn't if I were you cause the python might eat the corn snake.
2006-12-04 17:29:27 · answer #6 · answered by Firebelly7 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is not safe to keep any 2 snakes together all the time! there is a risk of one eating the other!
2006-12-04 17:26:39 · answer #7 · answered by rblankenship_rblankenship 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Safe but not wise. They come from two different continents and not only have different temp and humidity requirements but also have different immunities. What might be harmless to one might just be fatal to the other. I never recommend keeping snakes from different regions together and always feed them separated.
2006-12-04 19:45:48 · answer #8 · answered by fmocherokee0 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want the cornsnake to be dinner sure there is no problem, but the corn snake would probably be against it.
2006-12-04 20:46:53 · answer #9 · answered by jason c 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Snakes are territorial and carnivorous... so, sticking two in the same cage is probably not the best option...
Don't know which of your's is bigger - but I'd suspect that the bigger will get bigger, and the smaller will disappear... so to speak...
Just my .01
-dh
2006-12-04 18:18:43 · answer #10 · answered by delicateharmony 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋