A hide in the Tub or not

Hey guys, setting up a new tub today for my new 2 year old adult spider.

Question, Since I am going to a tank setup and not a TUB, do you still need to put a hide in the tub or is the tub already a hide in itself?

:-)

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Originally Posted by Ryan Raymond Yu

Hey guys, setting up a new tub today for my new 2 year old adult spider.

Question, Since I am going to a tank setup and not a TUB, do you still need to put a hide in the tub or is the tub already a hide in itself?

:-)

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hi there
that all depends on how large your tub is .if its to big i would suggest a hide. how many grams is your spider? and what size tub are you going to use?

He is 850 grams, still going to check out the available tubs at hardware shop today :-) What size do you recommend?

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Originally Posted by Ryan Raymond Yu

He is 850 grams, still going to check out the available tubs at hardware shop today :-) What size do you recommend?

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i would get a cb70 tub and put in a couple of the large reptile basics hide in there.you can house him in there for life :gj:

The rack I just built is using 28qt tubs and they work great.
I do have a 1500 female in there that will be coming out of it next weekend and getting her own enclosure;)
I have hides in all of them but some of my smaller guys are sleeping in top of the hides instead of in them:rofl:

The only time I use hides in the tubs, is when I move a juvenile from the hatchling rack to a 28 or 41 quart tub, and the the snake refuses food. Then I will only keep the hide in the larger tubs for a few months.

Use a 28q tub with no hides.

Thanks for all the Tips, I guess, the best way is to put a hide, if he doesnt use it, I will take it out :-)

How's this guys? I will buy some wood shavings later in place of the newspaper :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbga0MeQgVM

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Originally Posted by Ryan Raymond Yu

How's this guys? I will buy some wood shavings later in place of the newspaper :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbga0MeQgVM

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It looks like you've got it. For my stand alone tubs, I prefer to use 2 hides, but as long as your snake is eating and healthy, it should work the way you have it.

I use 28 qt for my snakes at their current size. I have hides in all of them. The bee and pastel use the hides. The lesser and the cinnamon just hide under the paper. After they switch to larger tubs I won't use hides. Let me note that I do have black contact paper around the whole tub. Only the front is left clear. I think that helps a lot.

Regards,

B

Thanks guys!

I placed a hide anyway, he seems to be comfortable outside. Will leave it there for awhile :-)