I have just bought a pair of breeding corn snakes and i was...

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Answer by snake
Submitted on 5/24/2004
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You should not leave a breeding pair together all year long. The only time a male and female should be in the same cage is during their normal breeding season. If you want to properly breed your pair you should put them into hibernation at the begining of November. If you go to google search and type in "breeding corn snakes" it will give you the correct information on how to start breeding. When the actual mating begins, you should put your male into the females habitat not the other way around and leave him in with her for 3 days and take him out then wait a week and put him back in for another 3 days and that should be all you need to do with that. Once your female has become gravid her appetite will increase for the first 2 weeks and after that she will no longer want to eat so DON'T try to feed her. When she lays her clutch you will need to remove them from her habitat into an incubator and keep the temp. at 80 degrees F. If the eggs are stuck together DO NOT try to take them apart. Make sure that you incubate the eggs in something like moss that will hold in moisture very well. Do not turn the eggs over. Take a PENCIL NOT A PEN and make a light mark on the part of the egg that is facing upward so you know which way the eggs came out of your female. Breeding snakes is very tricky and time consuming so before you start make sure you are well prepared and well informed. Good Luck!

Answer by Lisa
Submitted on 5/22/2006
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It IS okay to keep them together all year if they are both of appropriate breeding size and if one is not -extremely- larger than the other. When I first aqquired my first two breeding-sized corns when I was 13, I had to house them year round until I had enough money to buy a second cage. They bred and the eggs that were laid were almost all fertile. Also, it's NOT necessary for you to put the male into the females habitat. You can do it that way or visa versa. Various breeders have found sucess either way and claim it for that specific reason. Make sure to get various breeders' opinions before making your final one. Many people say a variety of different things. If anything, I recommend you to get Kathy & Bill Love's book on corn snakes. It's called Corn Snakes: The comprehensive Owner's Guide. Hope that helps! :)

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Question by Rizo
Submitted on 5/18/2004
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I have just bought a pair of breeding corn snakes and i was wondering if they are ok living together all year round? Is the hottest part of the vivarium ok at 75 degrees farenheight and can my female ever get too old or tired of breeding, as I just leave them to it and seperate the female when she has her eggs.

Answer by corn nut
Submitted on 1/8/2005
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Just thought i would share a excellent link i came across http://www.kingsnake.com/colubrid/index.html

Answer by wohh
Submitted on 2/16/2005
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poo is a common cause of the smell i usually like it up with my tounge

Answer by uhmmmuhmm
Submitted on 5/12/2005
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i like popcorn

Answer by tinny
Submitted on 8/10/2005
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i was thinking of getting a corn snake and i was wondering how big of a cage i should get? also are they good pets?

Answer by crazy
Submitted on 9/24/2005
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is it true you have to hibernate corn snakes before breeding

Answer by jon portsmouth
Submitted on 11/6/2005
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where can i buy an corn snake incubater

Answer by Emma
Submitted on 1/3/2006
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I have had my new corn snake since August 05 and he has been getting mite twice now and i have to keep cleaning his vivarium fully out and then boil all his pieces of wood to get them off but how do the mite keep getting inside the vivarium?

Answer by Matt
Submitted on 1/22/2006
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This website will help you further: http://www.reptilerooms.com/Sections+index-req-viewarticle-artid-33-page-1.html I also suggest that you join some corn snake specific forums, as these can be very informative and helpful, such as http://www.corninfo.co.nr/ Good luck in your breeding plans.

Answer by justin
Submitted on 3/16/2006
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my pair of corn snakes just accidentally bred this morning without me knowing. what should i do? i don't really have the time or resources to take care of so many snakes.

Answer by General Nonsense
Submitted on 3/30/2006
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So i'vegot my corn snake eggs, do they need to be rotated or can they stay still throughout the entire incubation period? i know with poultry that the eggs need to be rotated, so do snakes as well?

Answer by Fascinating
Submitted on 6/5/2006
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I have 18 month old corns which I just aquired. One female and one male. the Male is the smaller of the two. I fed them 2 days ago and the female shed tonight. Almost immediatley the male came and copulated with her. It's June, so everything I'm reading about Nov/Feb breeding has gone out the window. Can somebody tell me what the next steps are? Do I leave them together?

Answer by Hackerboy
Submitted on 7/30/2006
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your vivarium should be between 75 and 85 degrees.

Answer by loves corns
Submitted on 10/17/2006
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snake gave a good response. I just want to stress to be very sure you are prepared. That you know everything you possibly can. Have a rack ready for the babies, have a plan about what you will do with these corns, make sure your heating is up and functioning perfectly. Have everything you will need ahead of time.

Answer by peter
Submitted on 2/8/2007
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when is the best time to bread them

Answer by TEZ
Submitted on 3/8/2007
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YES YOU SHOULD BREED YOUR SNAKES AND U CAN MAKE GOOD MIN

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Answer by mark snake
Submitted on 3/1/2007
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i have sucesful bread corn snakes for 2 years running and i keep the male in with 2 femails all year round and i have had no problems. i dont hibornate them ether i lower the tem a bit and slow down their feeding this seems to work for me.some times i will take the male out because he can badgger the females

Answer by danjobber
Submitted on 4/4/2007
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i was wondering how you would go about breeding corn snakes