what to use for a hide

i'm about to bring home a pastel bp that weights 957 grams. what do you use as hides for your bigger snakes?

Reptile Basics sells some great hides. Some homemade ideas would be a tupperware bowl or the sorts would work well. Or a plastic water catcher for a plant.

I use tupper ware containers that I spray paint (non toxic and let dry for a day) to make them dark.

I have used chopped down flower pots in the past.... Most of mine have the reptile basic hides now.....

My roommate often buys frozen lasagna that comes in black plastic containers. Just cut a hole off-center in them and i usually use a match or lighter to melt the edges a little so they aren't sharp or too jagged. Just be careful since I've melted plastic onto myself before and it is pretty painful XD

I also LOVE Reptile Basic's hides, the snakes do too!!

For a bp that size I dont use hides in my racks. But if its an aquarium or open enclosure thats different IMO

I know this will sound a little funny, but my girl prefers those 12 pack ramen boxes cut down so it's not too tall. Funny part is, she won't touch the large rock hide I got her at the pet store at first.... So now my tank has 2 ramen boxes and she loves it, lol.

i dont use hides in my rack either just newspaper they hide under that

I have two who use reptile basics hides, and one that uses a piece of an old towel. She won't use a regular hide, she scoots under the paper. I guess she likes having a security blanket.

I wouldn't care about her going under the paper except when she does that, she also poops under the paper. :rolleyes:

Reptile basics hides

I make my own hides (modeled from the Reptile Basics).

Appropriate sized Rubbermaid Storage Containers, painted with Krylon Fusion or Rustoleum Plastic paint. Access hole cut, and there you have it.

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I actually cut these down because I felt they were too tall for my colubrids. I simply used some heavy duty snips and cut right along that ridge and made a new access hole. Much more cramped for the snakes.

I have 2 more drying right now. I give mine a week to cure either outside on sunny days or in a tank with a heat lamp on - just to help the fumes dissipate.

i dont use any hide,she dont want to use them.

I work at a bar so i use the boxes that fountain soda comes in.
Theres a perfect hole and the smaller ones are a great size.
They are free, i can always get new ones and they dont take up much space.
I bet if you went to any fast food store or something they would save you a box.
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Originally Posted by mues155

I work at a bar so i use the boxes that fountain soda comes in.
Theres a perfect hole and the smaller ones are a great size.
They are free, i can always get new ones and they dont take up much space.
I bet if you went to any fast food store or something they would save you a box.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...0520111709.jpg

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What a great idea! I'll need to nab some of these from work.

I used my soldering iron to make a hole in one of the McDonalds' Halloween happy meal buckets my kids had for the 1598gr girl I just brought home. She was too big for anything I already had.

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go to the local dollar store and buy cheep plastic bowls to use

I use some RBI's and some Neodesha's.

i have RBI's as well but i'm about to try switching to tupperware containers cuz my girl is too big for the ones she's got now.

Anything plastic that can be cut;)

I use empty soda boxes for my big BP. The other one, Gene, refuses to use anything but a rock hide that is way too small for him.

I use 4" PVC Pipe cut to about 6" long with a PVC cap at one end. Very easy to clean by taking cap off and washing, non porous. I have made 2 of them, one on the hot side and one on the cool side. He must like it, he spends about 90% of the time in it. :)

so many great ideas thanks everyone

Majority of my snakes don't get hides. Only the youngsters and tough eaters get hides. Are your snakes in tubs or tanks?