My corn snake didn't eat her food

[Iseitaku]

Originally Posted by Andy_G

This is not a social species and they will not miss each other. To state or believe otherwise is projecting human characteristics and emotions, called anthropomorphism. It's nice for us to think that they have these feelings, but they do not. Some reptiles are in fact more social and do develop bonds to us as well as each other, but those species are very few and corn snakes are not one.

No I get what you mean just doesn't change the fact that these two were together since birth and at least in my opinion it is sad that they have to separate. I completely realize they won't likely miss each other due to them being a non social species (If I am not mistaken Garter snakes are a social snake but corn snakes are one of the many that are not). By no means am I imposing that they will miss eachother.

[craigafrechette]

Originally Posted by Iseitaku

No I get what you mean just doesn't change the fact that these two were together since birth and at least in my opinion it is sad that they have to separate. I completely realize they won't likely miss each other due to them being a non social species (If I am not mistaken Garter snakes are a social snake but corn snakes are one of the many that are not). By no means am I imposing that they will miss eachother.

They won't miss each other at all. They will finally be able to thrive on their own. You're 10000000% doing the right thing separating them.

[Scubadiver59]

Stop anthromorphisizing your snakes...they aren’t human, don’t have emotions, etc. Once you get past that, and you realize they exist to eat, sleep, poop, and occasionally mate, you’ll be taking care of your snakes in the best way possible. Keeping your two snakes apart means that they won’t have to compete for food, hide space, warmth (i.e. basking spots), etc., and their stress levels will go down.

Don’t stop loving them, but realize they won’t love you, any other animal, the way you do.

And regarding social habits...only when they’re mating or perhaps hibernating in the same hole are the only facts I know of.

Originally Posted by Iseitaku

No I get what you mean just doesn't change the fact that these two were together since birth and at least in my opinion it is sad that they have to separate. I completely realize they won't likely miss each other due to them being a non social species (If I am not mistaken Garter snakes are a social snake but corn snakes are one of the many that are not). By no means am I imposing that they will miss eachother.