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Jungle corns....how to get them to breed without eating each other?
Hi there.....I am not at all for hybrid animals, but I recently saw the most amazing 1/2 corn x 1/2 cali king. The markings on this animal even as an adult were absolutely amazing, and made me want one terribly. I have both adult kings and corns, and with it being time for breeding, I tried to introduce my smaller cali king to my normal corn female after she was fully aroused by the corn male first. But upon placing the male king in with the female whom was twitching in excitement, the king decided to bite the female corn and do a death roll on her. I was horrified, and got them apart immediately. I was devastated, and felt horrible for doing this to the corn, and can't figure out why he would do this. Both of the animals were with the opposite sex of their own kind, and I was told to do a silent switch at the last minute. I followed the advise given to me to the tee, and this still happened. I know that in their natural environments, that the corn is naturally prey to the kingsnake, but I have been told that when fully aroused and if introduced at the very last moment then they should just breed, and not fight.
Can anyone shed some light on how this is done safely, and what I may have done wrong? I don't want any of my animals to get hurt or worse because of my wanting a jungle. It's just not worth it if they are going to hurt each other.
Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Or if any of you may perhaps have jungle corns expected this season can contact me?
Thanks in advance,....Beth
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