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snake bit other snake
Hi Everyone,
First poster, long time corn snake owner.
One of my corn snakes bit the other, and I would like advice as to what to do from this point forward.
A little background:
One male and one female, and they are 11 years old.
I keep them in the same enclosure, equivalent to 55 gallon fish tank.
I put each of them in a large tupperware for feeding.
I try to feed them every week, but sometimes they go longer...this was one of those times.
Went to take them out of the cage for feeding and the male (the larger one) struck, locked onto the females head, and wrapped her up. My wife and I managed to get them separated, but it wasn't pretty. On the surface she appears okay, but was clearly in shock after the episode. Very timid, and slow moving. She just ate a mouse, as did he, so I don't think there is any permanent damage...but I'm not a vet. Anyway, my question is should I keep them separated in the future? I've noticed they get ancy if I wait longer than a week to feed them. I'm under the assumption that this was a response to the male being too hungry, which is my fault, and not his. But I don't know if snakes become cannibalistic after such an event occurs. Any advice would help.
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