Can 2 male corns lock?

kernel · 02-20-12, 01:40 AM

I have 3 male corn snakes housed together and 2 are locked. They were both confirmed male by the reptile shop. I just changed their water and less than 5 minutes later they were locked. Is it possible he smelled the female snake I was holding prior on the other male or does this mean he's actually a female? If it means he's actually female, then I have a problem cause the snake is only 230 grams. What do I do? They have been housed together for a year.

**millertime89** · 02-20-12, 01:49 AM

locked how? can you snag a picture?
I would venture one was sexed incorrectly, or they're actually fighting. Which begs the question, why would you house 2 male corns together? That sounds like a recipe for disaster to me.

SSSSnakes · 02-20-12, 01:54 AM

I agree with Kyle. Why would you house any two snakes together unless you are trying to breed them? That is only asking for problems.

kernel · 02-20-12, 01:54 AM

No, they unlocked and I separated them. Corn snakes can usually be house together no problem. I have 3 small males housed together in another cage, but I have been working on getting them all separated and in their own enclosures. I'm really worried cause if it's female, it's to small (only 230 grams) and could end up egg bound.

kernel · 02-20-12, 01:59 AM

I have kept them together for a year, but have been working on getting them separated, so instead of asking me why I housed them together, please answer my question.

Caylan · 02-20-12, 02:11 AM

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..., so instead of asking me why I housed them together, please answer my question.

As was this, just evening the playing field a bit. Try not to take offense from anything I say, I will give the answer, but not always happily. But people were asking you questions, least you could do is inform then how you do it, so they can understand better. I'm sorry if I was too harsh, but sometimes I don't feel like buttering it up... You just wanted the answer anyways, and I gave it to you. Sorry I had to do it while having a bad day I guess, thats not your fault. Caylan.s.

kernel · 02-20-12, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Caylan

As was this, just evening the playing field a bit. Try not to take offense from anything I say, I will give the answer, but not always happily. But people were asking you questions, least you could do is inform then how you do it, so they can understand better. I'm sorry if I was too harsh, but sometimes I don't feel like buttering it up... You just wanted the answer anyways, and I gave it to you. Sorry I had to do it while having a bad day I guess, thats not your fault. Caylan.s.

I said I was working on separating them, so I don't know why there was such a problem. I had been told that corns can be housed together before I joined any of the forums. I have since separated some of them and I'm just working on getting the rest of them separated.

Caylan · 02-20-12, 02:01 AM

Fine. Yes 2 males can lock. Have fun with your answer.

kernel · 02-20-12, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Caylan

Fine. Yes 2 males can lock. Have fun with your answer.

That was uncalled for.... I have been working on getting them seperated, so what's the deal? I'm not arguing that it's a bad idea to house snakes together or anything.

**millertime89** · 02-20-12, 02:01 AM

can they? well yeah, they can, doesn't mean they should.
I thought garters were the only species that males could be housed together? Well without controversy anyways...

shaunyboy · 02-20-12, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by millertime89

can they? well yeah, they can, doesn't mean they should.
I thought garters were the only species that males could be housed together? Well without controversy anyways...

diamond python males can be housed together,but NO other male carpet acts the same way of the diamond

diamond males DON'T combat,even in the wild they will form a que if theres only one female (polite guys the diamonds

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all other carpets will combat though,even to the point of biting each other

i house SAME size females and pairs of carpets together with no problems.i know a lot of morelia keepers who do this

cheers shaun

theapexgerman · 02-20-12, 02:03 AM

Arnt corn snakes canibalistick you could always get them probe. The breeder I go to for all my needs and snakes does it for free

kernel · 02-20-12, 02:07 AM

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Arnt corn snakes canibalistick you could always get them probe. The breeder I go to for all my needs and snakes does it for free

It's almost unheard of, it's not like trying to house kings together. They are both supposed to be males. I will be getting the one in question probed very soon.

theapexgerman · 02-20-12, 02:08 AM

Kernel I would go get them probe just incase and if they been together for a year wouldn't hurt if they stayed together till you get seprate cages why don't use tubs my durmil loves his

kernel · 02-20-12, 02:11 AM

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Kernel I would go get them probe just incase and if they been together for a year wouldn't hurt if they stayed together till you get seprate cages why don't use tubs my durmil lioves his

That's what I'm working on. In the mean time I seperated the 2 and one is in a critter keeper until I can get a tub in the next day or so.