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the most important thing with handling any animal is support..
the best way to handle any snake with exceptions to the larger constrictors(boids) is to hold it at 2 points of its body and keep a firm grip but not much as to restrict free movement or injure the snake
if its hatchlings you are getting they will be fast to start off with as with all snakes but with time they will become more accepting of handling
to start off with its best to not handle it until it has a good feeding response and has fed more than 5 times(i do it personally with any new snakes)
all the best with your cornsnake/s
they are a great speices to keep
the thing regarding housing together:
it has nothing to do with same size
reasons to keep snakes seperate are
*snakes are not a sociable speices and curling up does not mean they are friends it can mean preference to a hide or heatspot
*if one snake gets ill theres a high risk the other cagemates will
*with young snakes keeping in mind males get to breeding age faster than females you will have premature clutches which could wreck your female snakes health as if it is under a certain weight it can make them very bad in health as it uses up calcium reserves too to produce the eggs so personally it ain't worth the risk.
sorry but royals are not better than corns as beginner snakes,the amount of fasting they do and their feeding problems aren't good as it will frighten new keepers and many are CF(captive farmed) which means people who have experience with problematic snakes should go for them as they are a nightmare to feed so its important to buy from breeders but with the widespread popularity of corns means youll find a good snake which are handleable and come in different morphs
lee
the best way to handle any snake with exceptions to the larger constrictors(boids) is to hold it at 2 points of its body and keep a firm grip but not much as to restrict free movement or injure the snake
if its hatchlings you are getting they will be fast to start off with as with all snakes but with time they will become more accepting of handling
to start off with its best to not handle it until it has a good feeding response and has fed more than 5 times(i do it personally with any new snakes)
all the best with your cornsnake/s
they are a great speices to keepthe thing regarding housing together:
it has nothing to do with same size
reasons to keep snakes seperate are
*snakes are not a sociable speices and curling up does not mean they are friends it can mean preference to a hide or heatspot
*if one snake gets ill theres a high risk the other cagemates will
*with young snakes keeping in mind males get to breeding age faster than females you will have premature clutches which could wreck your female snakes health as if it is under a certain weight it can make them very bad in health as it uses up calcium reserves too to produce the eggs so personally it ain't worth the risk.
sorry but royals are not better than corns as beginner snakes,the amount of fasting they do and their feeding problems aren't good as it will frighten new keepers and many are CF(captive farmed) which means people who have experience with problematic snakes should go for them as they are a nightmare to feed so its important to buy from breeders but with the widespread popularity of corns means youll find a good snake which are handleable and come in different morphs
lee