Reptile basics hide size

[DSpythons]

For the people who use hides by Reptile Basics.. What size hides do you use? I have the small ones which work great with my hatchlings but once they hit ~150-200 grams and get "fatter" they look uncomfortably small. My pied and bee like them, but my mojave cannot smoothly get in or out and drags the small size around. And the medium looks huge measuring 10" long and does not look tight fitting for a 200 gram snake. Is it worth buying the medium for those who use them? Thanks

[Mike41793]

If the hide is too big you just put some crumpled up newspaper in it to take up space. Your bp will go in and cram the paper down and get comfy but still feel secure.

My one hypo girl is 1100ish grams and still fits in a medium hide.

[bcr229]

I also use crumpled newspaper with a larger hide. The BP's dive right in and push the paper over in front of the opening.

BTW if you're looking for an inexpensive alternative for the medium and large hides, Glad Ovenware 8"x8" and 9"x12" containers are pretty durable and work nicely for juvenile balls and boas. Five minutes with a pair of scissors and an emery board to smooth off any rough edges, and you've got hides. Amazon.com sells them in bulk with the free shipping option as well.

[DSpythons]

I will buy the medium and try the paper method for my bigger boy so he is not crammed in a small. Thanks

[Neal]

If the hide is too big you just put some crumpled up newspaper in it to take up space. Your bp will go in and cram the paper down and get comfy but still feel secure.

My one hypo girl is 1100ish grams and still fits in a medium hide.

Really? My 730ish gram male bee can fit in his but it doesn't look comfy. I figure he'd still fit in it until about 800, but if longer then that's neat.

[Mike41793]

Really? My 730ish gram male bee can fit in his but it doesn't look comfy. I figure he'd still fit in it until about 800, but if longer then that's neat.

Yea she wedges herself in there just fine. My fire male is probably 1200-1300g and he still uses his medium hide too. Sometimes it lifts off the ground a little bit though

[Neal]

Yea she wedges herself in there just fine. My fire male is probably 1200-1300g and he still uses his medium hide too. Sometimes it lifts off the ground a little bit though

LOL. My male does that but he levels it back out when he sorts himself out.

[Eric Alan]

LOL. My male does that but he levels it back out when he sorts himself out.

We call this "turtling" here at our house. The small hide turtling started happening around 250-300g. When they started pushing 300g, I kept finding hides flipped completely over with a couple of my girls. This is when I knew to upgrade to mediums. I'm still waiting for the medium hide turtling to happen. My biggest is just shy of 650g and still fits very comfortably underneath.