To hide or not to hide?

Just a quick question. When you put to snakes together for breeding do you leave the hides in or do you take them out or do you add more? I'd hate to leave something in that gets in the way of a wild night of thrashing when the time comes!:D

No hide.

A wise man once told me to take the hides out when pairing up. It actually disturbs them less, rather then taking the hide out each time you check on them for locks, pics, etc....

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Originally Posted by monk90222

A wise man once told me to take the hides out when pairing up. It actually disturbs them less, rather then taking the hide out each time you check on them for locks, pics, etc....

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I agree, I used to leave them in but it just gets in the way, I have had them wedged under the hide and couldnt open the rack once LOL

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

I agree, I used to leave them in but it just gets in the way, I have had them wedged under the hide and couldnt open the rack once LOL

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My big girl, Osiris, does the wedge under the hide so you can't open the rack on her own without the help of another snake!

No hides it is then! Thanks for the quick answers! :snake:

I don't have hides for any of my ball pythons, so the answer would be no.

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Originally Posted by Sputnik

I don't have hides for any of my ball pythons, so the answer would be no.

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Same^^

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Originally Posted by Sputnik

I don't have hides for any of my ball pythons, so the answer would be no.

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you never use hides?

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Originally Posted by RBCpythons

you never use hides?

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Nope, but that works for me. The animals all eat, breed and seem to not be as shy.

i dont have hides for most of mine too unless they wont eat or are really shy/timmid then they get one