Finally, pics of hides and cage, no BP yet

Those are some seriously sweet hides! Good job on them! They do look big for a baby, if that's what you're planning to get, and the space could be filled with greenery so that it's not so open (ball pythons don't like open spaces).


But looks good!

june, good idea to cover three sides with black foam core. it will help a lot with insulation and we all know that glass aquariums aren't the best thing for that.

covering up three sides will also add a greater sense of security for the bp. try it out and see what happens with the temps.

also watch the humidity in there. if you haven't already, cover up half of your screen top with saran wrap(up to the heat lamp). this will help the humidity from escaping.

edit: i see you aren't using a heat lamp so you can wrap up the the entire lid. maybe leave a little hole for air circulation. but other than that, looks good!

lol....funny hides

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Originally Posted by heatherhead42

Those are utterly gorgeous!! I love pottery. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous creations.

Heather

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Agreed! Your skill in pottery is awesome! I see a new maneufacture in hides in the making! ;) :)

I just wanted to add that if the hides are a little big for your bp, take one of them to the dollar store and buy plastic cereal bowls to fit inside the pottery hides. We did this with our large rock hide, and it works great. Sammy loves it--feels nice and tight to him, and as he grows, we can remove the bowl and use the same hide.

Wow, thanks everyone!

Well, for the pointy tops, $12...but shipping for pottery adds another $9 on the average- depending on how far they have to go and how heavy the package is. If they were flat topped, like an upside down ceramic water crock, I could sell them for $9 each, because I can fit more into my kiln and save on electrical costs. The ones I just made are 7" across on the inside and about 2.5 inches high. I wish I could sell them for less but all my costs have skyrocketed! Sorry! I could see myself making hides for everyone, but I imagine the cost would deter most people.

The water crocks are 4x2.5 inches and I sell a LOT of those to guinea pig breeders for $4 each if no decoration is involved.

It's a 20 long, and the top is taped up according to the "glass tank setup" sticky at the top of the forum. The fluorescent light on top of an opening seems to create just the right amount of ventilation, so far. The hides would definitely be too big for a baby, if that's what we end up with, so your idea is a good one, heatherhead! However, the breeder we are going with has some females from '05 so we're hoping to come home with one of those. At any rate, I'll bring them with me to see what she thinks about the size, and if I need to adjust it.

We'll go shopping for some plastic plants this weekend- it will add some welcome "ambience" to the cage, LOL!!!

Thank you everyone! :D

june,

i absolutely love what you ended up creating. absolutely beautiful! i'd love to see some updated pics once you get the back and sides covered up. even some black paper works but insulating it is, IMO a better idea. ;)

Oh my goodness--$12 is NOTHING for a gorgeous piece of pottery like that--hand-thrown! And $9 shipping is very reasonable. Sadly, I am not in charge of decor for Sammy's tank, or I'd be all over that! Really, that's extremely reasonable.

And they are beautiful. :)

my daughter is taking a clay class right now... i see a snake hide (or twelve) in our future!

Thanks, RG and HH!

I think it's a little spartan but will look better with the black behind it to hide wires and such. But I always go for EASY TO CLEAN!!! LOL

RG- oh, cool! How old is your daughter? The first time I tried clay, back in high school, I was smitten. I just love working with it! It's fun coming up with new things to make. Have her make you some water bowls, too!!!