I have 2 corn snakes, both about 2.5 feet long, in a 29 gallon tank. They've been together for a year now, and they've always got along great. For feeding, I separated them and put them back in the tank after they were done.
Well today I was in a bit of a rush, so I kept one (White) in the main tank, and put the other ( V ) in another, and fed them at the same time. V finished first, so I put him back into the main tank (White was finishing his, just the end of the hind legs/tail sticking out), and V started looking around hungrily. He sought out White, and struck at him, coiling him up. I immediately took them and gently (but hastily) uncoiled V from White. White regurgitated the meal, and V dropped it. I then put V in a separate tank again, washed off the mouse, and fed it to white again.
This is just setting up my question: Now anytime V comes near White, White freaks out and runs away as fast as he can. Will this last or will they calm down and be suite mates again?
2007-07-23 12:21:56 · 1 answers · asked by trinilim 3 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
It was not aggression directed at the other corn, it was a feeding response. If it smells like a mouse then it is fair game in their world and as your other snake had not quite finished swallowing, the scent was strong. I know you said you were in a rush and putting them in together too soon was the problem. Corns stay in a very excited feeding mode for several minutes after eating and then after that settle in to digest. You combined them when they were still in that excited hunting mode and then with the second snake not being finished that really led to a feeding strike.
They will calm down and be fine in the same tank again and you will likely get alot of posts telling you to house them separately.
2007-07-23 13:40:22 · answer #1 · answered by Thea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋