Need quick hide ideas...

Thanks for all the great ideas!! I will be looking today, probably for bowls or flower pots. Baskets sounded like fun and easy but I don't wanna try to get the poo/pee off of them (we were using coconut shells before this, and that was a problem and she doesn't like to use a hide that has traces of poop/pee).

And the dremel tool...excellent idea. I do have a dremel tool (for doggie nails) and with the right tip yeah, it could grind through all sorts of things. I didn't even think of that!

i like using a dremel tool to make an entrance in a plastic dog bowl, the have many sizes and there very cheap at wal-mart.

well I went to walmart, they didn't have any flower pot type saucers that would work but I did get a couple of nice wooden bowls. Drilled out side holes with the dremel tool.

The only thing I am wondering about is the bowls were made in india and there is NO mention of waht kind of wood. I hope they aren't cedar, but they don't smell like cedar and at $1.98 each I would expect they are a cheaper wood.

i use clay bonsai pots and cut away a portion for their entrance.
they usually stay inside. if i want to the humidity go higher i spray water unto the clay pot. they shed perfectly when i used this kind of hide.


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Mobster, what do you use to cut those clay pots like that?

Mobster nice hides. I would have gotten terra cotta saucers like that but the store did not carry them.

Do you use a dremel tool to cut those openings?

yes i use dremel tools

I use the critter igloos from any local pet store, they're plastic and MUCH cheaper than buying "decorative hides" from zoo-med or any reptile supply company. (they cost bout $5-10 each depending on the size) They come in light colors, but I just cover it with black spraypaint, and in 10 minutes I've got a hide to accompany a 4 1/2 ft bp girl, instead of spending $30 for a decorative hide.