Reptile round hides

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Originally Posted by tttaylorrr

i saw some from Reptile Basics at NARBC the other weekend.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...fda4f45c0b.jpg

the only downside - IMO and without actually using them myself - is how lightweight they are (my only complaint about RBI hides), and without the "feet" the square ones have, they feel cheap.

still wanna try them tho lol.

EDIT: Sunnie beat me hahaha

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Lol i picture them as Spaceballs helmets haha.

Not a fan of the shiny fully open front end on them. I prefer offset doors so the snake can get completely out of view.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Lol i picture.........

Not a fan of the shiny fully open front end on them. I prefer offset doors so the snake can get completely out of view.

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Any reason you couldn’t just rotate the hide 30, 60, or 90 degrees away from the front?

I’m not being a wise guy here, maybe I’m not comprehending what you said.

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Originally Posted by Reinz

Any reason you couldn’t just rotate the hide 30, 60, or 90 degrees away from the front?

I’m not being a wise guy here, maybe I’m not comprehending what you said.

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I suppose you could but i would think from the snakes perspective, there is still a big opening right out in the front of the hide where an animal can see them no matter where they are in the hide. With the offset door, they can actually hide to the side of the door. Now I'm not saying this is how they think but this design is pretty much the same thing as a half log shoved up against the cage wall. Plus from what i read and been told, snakes like to be touching sides when hiding so by using square/rectangular hides, they can contact 2 or 3 walls at once. Now again I'm not guaranteeing this but from what i've seen of my snakes, if i gave them too big of hide, they would cram into a back corner of the hide like they are trying to get away from the door and touching 2 walls. Dottie HATED larger hides. She still has her RBI large hides at 4.5 feet. She is clearly too big for them but she still loves them even if haf her fat butt hangs out from under a side lol.

Plus if you look at the largest round hide, the door opening is really tall. From what i have seen, snakes prefer small openings and low ceiling hides.

I mean they might work ok but just me personally, i prefer the offset box. It's the reason i only used bean farm hides once. Louie hated them and wouldnt even use them. He would just sit behind them under his shelf when i had him in a T8. Once i moved him to a T10 and gave him the large RBI hides, he started using them and pretty much does the same as all the other snakes. Packs his body in the offset side and just has his head or 1/3 of his body sitting outside the door.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

I suppose you could but i would think from the snakes perspective, there is still a big opening right out in the front of the hide where an animal can see them no matter where they are in the hide. With the offset door, they can actually hide to the side of the door. Now I'm not saying this is how they think but this design is pretty much the same thing as a half log shoved up against the cage wall. Plus from what i read and been told, snakes like to be touching sides when hiding so by using square/rectangular hides, they can contact 2 or 3 walls at once. Now again I'm not guaranteeing this but from what i've seen of my snakes, if i gave them too big of hide, they would cram into a back corner of the hide like they are trying to get away from the door and touching 2 walls. Dottie HATED larger hides. She still has her RBI large hides at 4.5 feet. She is clearly too big for them but she still loves them even if haf her fat butt hangs out from under a side lol.

Plus if you look at the largest round hide, the door opening is really tall. From what i have seen, snakes prefer small openings and low ceiling hides.

I mean they might work ok but just me personally, i prefer the offset box. It's the reason i only used bean farm hides once. Louie hated them and wouldnt even use them. He would just sit behind them under his shelf when i had him in a T8. Once i moved him to a T10 and gave him the large RBI hides, he started using them and pretty much does the same as all the other snakes. Packs his body in the offset side and just has his head or 1/3 of his body sitting outside the door.

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Ok, gotcha. Thanks for taking the time to explain. It makes sense now. :)

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Originally Posted by Pengil

The first thing that popped into my head when I saw those was, "Look, something out of Star Wars!" :P

They look really cool, although I agree that they do seem kind of thin. I like them better than the more rectangular hides, though- it just seems like they might be a little more comfortable for the snake.

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If you get creative you could make it look like the death star crashed into the tank? LOL.

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Originally Posted by Skyrivers

If you get creative you could make it look like the death star crashed into the tank? LOL.

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What the heck is the death star?

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

What the heck is the death star?

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It was in the original star wars movies. It was a planetary killer that that suck the life out of a storage use the energy to destroying planets.

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Originally Posted by Skyrivers

It was in the original star wars movies. It was a planetary killer that that suck the life out of a storage use the energy to destroying planets.

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Gotcha, I figured it was a star wars or star trek thing. Thanks for clearing that up. Now which one has the gold guy and the kitchen trash barrel looking robot guy?

I agree that these might not be ideal hides in an open display cage. However, i keep mine in dark enclosed racks, which many keepers dont provide hides at all. Mine still love their hides in the rack tubs, so i provide them. These round ones look cool and easy to clean.

i like to think of them as big hermit crabs. That change their shells as they grow!

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

Gotcha, I figured it was a star wars or star trek thing. Thanks for clearing that up. Now which one has the gold guy and the kitchen trash barrel looking robot guy?

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star wars 🤣🤣🤣