Corn snakes?

Question

I'm getting two pet corn snakes soon, I'm not sure what sex they will be yet. They are both from the same parents but is it true two males are likely to fight each other? If so can they do much damage to one another?

Answer 1

They can kill each other. If you have a girl and a boy watch out for babies. NEVER beleive what sex they say they are. They said I got a boy corn snake then it started laying eggs!!!! Of couse you need a boy to fertilize the eggs. It would be best to only get one though.

Answer 2

Here are some links to information which should answer your question. One rule of thumb is that if you keep the snakes together, they should be snakes of similar size.

http://www.snakepictures.co.uk/snakequestions.htm
Here's the answer to the question pasted from the above link.
Can I keep corn snakes together? Like a breeding pair all year round? Or maybe even a few females and one male?
Yes, you can keep a pair together all the time no problem - so long as they are roughly the same size... If you put a hatchling in with a full size adult, the hatchling would get eaten. Putting more than 3 together can be awkward - you'd need a really big vivarium. Say you had 6 snakes, 4 females and 2 males, then you'd be best off with 2 vivaria, with one male and two females in each. Two or more males together in springtime (whether females are around or not) will possibly get a bit argumentative until the dominant one is established. But other than that, corn snakes do get on together pretty well. They are mostly fairly friendly, mild mannered creatures - but I suppose, as in everything, there is bound to be the odd one or two with a bad attitude.

More good links with info on keeping corns together as well as other cornsnake facts, tips, and info

http://mikescornsnakes.tripod.com/faq.htm
http://www.moreptiles.com/faqs.htm

Answer 3

Snakes should never be co-habitated for many reasons.
Males will fight, female/male can breed too early resulting in egg binding and death for the female. Disease spread. Rare but possible, especially with young snakes: Cannabilism. Stress resulting in lack of feeding response or illness. Cornsnakes do not live together in the wild, and they shouldn't be subjected to the stress of having to do so in captivity. There is no good reason anyone has ever given for putting two together. Do your research so that you don't make other mistakes that can lead to your snakes possible illness or death. www.cornsnakes.com is a good place to do research.

Answer 4

They should definitely NOT be housed together. Check out the care sheets and forums at www.cornsnake.com. The best advice you'll ever find.