snake bit other snake

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by pickuptruckguy

Thanks for your thoughts. I'll keep them separated from now on. Just doesn't make sense to me though. Every single pet shop I know of...reptile specialty shops included, always house corn snakes together.

There are many reasons for housing snakes together in petshops. They are temporary conditions for the snakes that will be sold in a few weeks to a few months. It doesn't mean that the risk isn't there.

Many pet shops put efficiency and profit over health of animals. Why spend money and waste space when you can cram a bunch of animals together that are going to be sold soon anyways?

Just two questions:

1. Snakes don't know the difference, so how do your snakes act when you handling them during non feeding times?

2. Do breeders keep snakes separated? If so, how do the snakes act when introduced to another snake during those times?

1. Snakes don't know what difference? Between another snake their size and a huge primate in comparison?

2. Some breeders keep pairs together year round and some keep snakes seperated. I'm not experienced in breeding so I'll stop here.

[pickuptruckguy]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

1. Snakes don't know what difference? Between another snake their size and a huge primate in comparison?

The difference between feeding times and non feeding times.

wouldn't want to confuse the snake into thinking those dangling fingers are a mouse...