Should ball pythons have a hide?

Should ball pythons have a hide why or why not? Should they have a hide in a rack? should they have a hide in a glass aquarium? Vote and post your reply!

-Payson!

They need to have at least two hides in a tank, there's not really any "should they" about it. In a rack, it's not necessary, but mine get one.

lol your planning on breeding ball pythons soon and you dont even know if they should have hides?

Yeah they should :gj:

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Originally Posted by PurplePython

lol your planning on breeding ball pythons soon and you dont even know if they should have hides?

Yeah they should :gj:

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People come here to ask questions and get solid answers. He may use hides for his already, but that might not stop him from asking the question (and it shouldn't). Sometimes it's just cool to see how others do things.
If I were to house in an aquarium type tank I would offer multiple hides. Most of mine kept in racks don't get one. I do, however place an extra sheet of paper loosely and they hide under that. It covers the entire tub, so they can go wherever they want temp wise and still be covered.

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Originally Posted by waltah!

People come here to ask questions and get solid answers. He may use hides for his already, but that might not stop him from asking the question (and it shouldn't). Sometimes it's just cool to see how others do things.
If I were to house in an aquarium type tank I would offer multiple hides. Most of mine kept in racks don't get one. I do, however place an extra sheet of paper loosely and they hide under that. It covers the entire tub, so they can go wherever they want temp wise and still be covered.

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yeah i know. did i say something wrong?

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Originally Posted by PurplePython

lol your planning on breeding ball pythons soon and you dont even know if they should have hides?

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There's a history within his threads, and it would be nice not to see it repeated over and over is all I'm sayin.

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Originally Posted by musicalKeyes

They need to have at least two hides in a tank, there's not really any "should they" about it. In a rack, it's not necessary, but mine get one.

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Which end of the tub do you put it, the hot side or the cool side?

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Originally Posted by saber2th

Which end of the tub do you put it, the hot side or the cool side?

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I place the hide on the warm side for the ones that have them. They'll move them around to suit their self.

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Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons

I place the hide on the warm side for the ones that have them. They'll move them around to suit their self.

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Same here. They'll move it around or dig themselves down to the bottom of the tub, or just choose not to use it.

i keep one on the warm and cool side.

I use stand-alone tubs and have 2 hides in each, just like a tank. The BP and Dumerils use them religously. The BCI's maybe 40%-50% of the time, but they are there if they choose...

in my rack i use no hides but some like to hide under the paper.

yes they need two hides one on warm side one on the cool side and also the snake should touch all sides of their hides so they feel safe. why so they have a dark place to hide and feel secure and its more humid in the hide.

In an aquarium yes. I don't often give them in my tubs, but they make their own usually by going under the newspaper.:rolleyes:

I haven't kept a snake in an Aquarium ever, but would always suggest using a hide on the hot side, as well as the cool side, if you decide too.

I used hides for the first couple years breeding ball pythons, and not many used them. Majority sat on top of them making it an extreme pain to pull the tub about because once startled, they like to 'flex'. ;)

I don't use any hides now, and have no issues with any of my snakes. Some hatchling's like to go under the paper towel, and almost all of my adults like curling up in a deep bedding of Aspen.

I guess it ultimately depends on how they're being housed.

I keep a hide in my racks, on the warm side, until they reach 600g. I use the small reptile basics hides until around 300g; then I switch to the medium reptile basics hide. Once they outgrow that I remove the hide all together.

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"In my rack i use no hides but some like to hide under the paper. "

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What he said.
As a sidenote however, I do offer hides to those animals that seem to require one during the move from hatchling/yearling bin to adult bin. RIght now, 2% of my balls have a hide.

I have just one snake, and it's in a glass tank. It would be unthinkable to NOT have a hide in there. He would be a frazzled mess without his solitary safety spot.

Considering there are owners out there that don't know their snakes need hides, it's possible for them to survive without them. But, they're much less stressed out if they have one!!

I have mine in a rack with one hide.

I think that they should be offered a hide(s) in every enclosure. I don't have experience with racks but a ball pythons instinct is to hide in a dark close quartered space. I would question if only dark is enough. If dark were enough a cloth over a tank would be enough but I don't believe it is.

The next question is what is a hide? A sheet of news print that it can get under that is hiding right?! A heavily planted corner is a hide too. Behind a water bowl wedged in a corner of a dark rack that also is a hide.

Alex

I only use one hide in a glass enclosure but this poll has prompted me to buy another one.:gj: Thanks

I give all of my ball pythons two hides, one on the cool side and one on the hot. Even when I switch to a display type of rack, which are basically cages that are built all together, but are easily viewed.

Kind of like this, but I'm building mine myself:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=176918

In aquariums, at least one if not several are necessary imo.

Since mine are in tubs, only babies under 200g or shy feeders get hides. Since my 3 are bigger than that they don't have hides and do just fine.