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Thinking of a new pet...

  • 25-03-2015 3:06pm
    #1
    Shivi111
    Registered Users Posts: 205 ✭✭


    So... we are thinking of a new pet to join the family, I've always had small furries in the past but when the last once left us I didn't replace him as we have, in the meantime, become cat people!
    We have been researching, and talking about, getting a corn snake.
    I'm wondering if anyone here has both cats and corn snakes and could offer their experience.
    My concerns are that
    1) The mere presence of a snake will upset the cats, ie that they might feel threatened or unsafe by us having one in the house?
    2) We woud have an enclosed vivarium with a lock, so unlikely to have an escape, but if we did how much danger would snake pose to cats, or cats pose to snake? One of our cats is very small (weighs 5 pounds) so would be concerned mostly about her... though it will only be a small snake I'd wonder about the chance of bites...

    And any other thoughts people have on the co-habitation of snake and cat!
    We are still deliberating and just trying to gather information at the moment.
    Thanks!


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  • #2
    zanador
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 505 ✭✭✭zanador


    Shivi111 wrote: »
    So... we are thinking of a new pet to join the family, I've always had small furries in the past but when the last once left us I didn't replace him as we have, in the meantime, become cat people!
    We have been researching, and talking about, getting a corn snake.
    I'm wondering if anyone here has both cats and corn snakes and could offer their experience.
    My concerns are that
    1) The mere presence of a snake will upset the cats, ie that they might feel threatened or unsafe by us having one in the house?
    2) We woud have an enclosed vivarium with a lock, so unlikely to have an escape, but if we did how much danger would snake pose to cats, or cats pose to snake? One of our cats is very small (weighs 5 pounds) so would be concerned mostly about her... though it will only be a small snake I'd wonder about the chance of bites...

    And any other thoughts people have on the co-habitation of snake and cat!
    We are still deliberating and just trying to gather information at the moment.
    Thanks!

    I have a friend with both and one cat ignores the snake while the other constantly tries to get into the vivarium and so a strong lid is needed. I don't think a corn snake could do much damage to a cat, even a small one.


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