Best way to make your own moist hide

[trousersnakes]

Waiting for my new cage to get here to fix my humidity problem. In the mean time what is the best way to create a moist hide.

[BrianWilson]

I made a humid hide by cutting an appropriate size hole in an appropriate sized rubbermaid container (Kind you would refrigerate your leftovers in) with a cordless drill and a 1 1/2 inch hole saw. I spray painted the container black, let it dry and air out a few days. I only painted the outside with the lid on. You can purchase a can of spray paint that is made for plastic. Then filled the container with Reptile moss that i sprayed with water. The hole that I cut was on the lid. But you could cut in on the side of container. Worked great for me and they seemed to like the hide.

Wilson

[Slim]

If your BP is still small you can use a Cool Whip or Country Crock container to make the same type of hide Brian just described.

[Britt/Matt]

i just lined both of her hides with moss and spray that once a week, thats what the guy told me to do that i bought her from

[Vinny 4]

Does anyone put substrate on the bottom of their humid hide, or just moss?

I use Eco earth as my cage substrate, since its good for humidity, but it tends to stick to the moss a lot and gets all dirty.

[Vinny 4]

i just lined both of her hides with moss and spray that once a week, thats what the guy told me to do that i bought her from

I'm doing that as of now with the moss, but the moss seems to start drying up really quick within a couple of days or so.

A specific humid hide (plastic container with hole cut on top) will probably hold humidy a lot better and longer, but I don't have a lot of room right now until I get a new cage (48Lx24Wx12H divided into 24x24 until he's bigger).

My only concern is that the snake will constantly choose the humid hide for the humidity, regardless of temperature.

Once I get my cage I was thinking of having 4 hides.
2 hot side hides - 1 humid with moss , 1 not
2 cool side hides - 1 humid with moss, 1 not

.. But will they constantly use the humid ones and make the non- humid hides useless?

Does anyone think this is unnecessary and overkill.

[Britt/Matt]

i have a 40 gallon exo-terra tank, and a 3 month old pastel, she is my first snake/bp and of course i was very nervous and asked alot of questions and did tons of research, my experience so far is good and of course had tons of problems with humidity. so as advised by people on forum and through people i know i have 2/3 of mesh covered with tin foil and a piece of wood holding it down with only 1 heat lamp, my temp are 91 on hot side, 82 on cool side with humidity going between 40-50% and when it drops below i just mist everywhere. she has two idenctical hides both lined with moss so she never has to chose which side is better, she moves between the two hides whenever she feels like it. i've had her since thursday and fed her on sunday even though people said she still probaly stressed but she ate which is good sighn. i also use repti-bark and moss is ontop of it in the hides.

[bivman]

[QUOTE=Britt/Matt;1766185]i have a 40 gallon exo-terra tank, and a 3 month old pastel, she is my first snake/bp and of course i was very nervous and asked alot of questions and did tons of research, my experience so far is good and of course had tons of problems with

If you did tons of research, why do you have a 3 month old in a 40 gallon???

[The Serpent Merchant]

I'm doing that as of now with the moss, but the moss seems to start drying up really quick within a couple of days or so.

A specific humid hide (plastic container with hole cut on top) will probably hold humidy a lot better and longer, but I don't have a lot of room right now until I get a new cage (48Lx24Wx12H divided into 24x24 until he's bigger).

My only concern is that the snake will constantly choose the humid hide for the humidity, regardless of temperature.

Once I get my cage I was thinking of having 4 hides.
2 hot side hides - 1 humid with moss , 1 not
2 cool side hides - 1 humid with moss, 1 not

.. But will they constantly use the humid ones and make the non- humid hides useless?

Does anyone think this is unnecessary and overkill.

unless your humidity is extremely low (less than 30%) I would only put a humid hide inside the tank during shed. if your snake decides to lay in a humid hide 24/7 you will likely have issues with scale rot.

[DooLittle]

If you are just plain having humidity issues, (it should be 40-60), then Eco earth, and a larger water dish can be used. I would only use a humid hide when in shed. When humidity needs to be 70. You can place damp, not sopping spaghum moss in the hide. This helps humidity, also gives them something to rub against.