big boa hide box dilema

Still, big snakes pee a lot, and it'll soak in. I need a plastic thing.

If you have any farm supply/feed/tack stores nearby maybe check those out. Our local farm supply store has great stuff that makes nice hides of all sizes.....heavy black rubber bowls, huge rubber feeder buckets and so forth. Might be workable for this big snake. We found with the big rubber feed bowls we use that using a set of wire snips worked best as no exacto knife in the world was going to cut into that thick rubber.


~~Jo~~

That's a good idea, Joanna. I know the things you're talking about as we use them for the horses.

Hope you find something there. We get these really heavy, thick black rubber dog dishes (2 qt) from our local farmer's supply store. They work great for the snakes (though the big girls are outgrowing them already!). Easy to keep clean, heavy enough they don't get shoved around too badly, nice flat "roofs" for snakey lounging on and completely black...I think we pay around 3 or 4 dollars each for them but they should last for years and years.

Good luck shopping!


~~Jo~~

If you can find a sterilite tub large enough why don't you just paint it?

I'm using a plastic trash can cut in half longways.

I don't want to paint it because the paint could be toxic, and it wouldn't stick to plastic anyways, so I'd have little flakes all over.

You really couldn't find any opaque tubs? We got some a while ago, at Target I'm pretty sure, fairly cheap, too.

No opaque tubs.. well, yes I found opaque iris tubs for $15 each.. forget it!

Keep in mind I need a hide over 2 feet long for this girl!

How bout a big ole litter pan bottom? I've used those of varying sizes - just upended em after making an entry hole. Place I get mine has some as big as 18x24" and well over 6" deep. Works well on the AfRock.

I already found hides for her, everyone! lol

Where the heck do you find 2' litter pans? For a lion or something?