Hides from reptile basics

So my ball python seems to have outgrown her small hides from reptile basics: http://www.reptilebasics.com/small-hide-box

She can't seem to get herself inside them without one corner popping up from her trying to squeeze herself in there. Yesterday I caught her with her hide sitting on top of her back like a turtle ha. :P

I have the next size up hides from reptile basics ready to go, which are the medium hides: http://www.reptilebasics.com/medium-hide-box

However these hides seem to be a bit too big for her. They are kind of a big jump in size from the small hides to these medium hides, and these don't seem to hug her body the way the small hides did before she outgrew them. I would like to keep using the reptile basic hides because she seems to really like these; she has been an amazing eater since I have gotten her and has not skipped a single meal. But these medium hides just seem so big.

Those of you who use the hides from reptile basics, did any of you run into this issue? Do you think the medium sized hides are ok for her? I weighed her yesterday and she was about 260 grams.

I actually thought of taping her small hide onto the inside of her medium hide as a way to make it smaller, and this actually seemed to create the perfect sized hide for her; she seems to fit nice and snug in her medium hide now after i did this. Do you guys think this is a good idea?

Thanks in advance for your help! I really want to do my best to make her feel secure and happy

I did the same as what you suggested. But please dont use tape - it can get dangerous.
Just buy a bigger hide and place your small hide inside. That way she can put half her body in it and half of it out but its still under another hide :)
Or check out some different hides from different shops!

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1.0 bumblebee (Hachi-C)
0.1 normal (Kali)

Even though there is some extra room in the next size up, it should be fine. Go ahead and change them out. I do it all the time. If they go off feed, I will move back down to a smaller hide. However, that very rarely happens.

Good question, as I just ordered two of the size small from RB. Thanks!

X2 on the tape worries. I have the same problem with Bubbles, she lifts her hide up (the xl size) because of the way she coils. I've tried giving her taller ones, but she doesn't care for them. I think she just likes to feel the ceiling, sometimes our animals are just weird. :rolleyes:

If you really feel the need to fill the extra space, just stuff some crumpled newspaper or sphagnum moss into the medium hide until she grows into it.

i just ordered the med hides for my dums. i plan on sticking half of the hide under the substarte (repti bark) to make it shorter since i use about 2 inches of substarte incase she wants to burrow.

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Originally Posted by annarose15

if you really feel the need to fill the extra space, just stuff some crumpled newspaper or sphagnum moss into the medium hide until she grows into it.

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Ditto the tape issue! If you really do need to attach something inside the snake's enclosure, use a hot glue gun. Works WONDERS and it isn't permanent.

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Originally Posted by Noz

I did the same as what you suggested. But please dont use tape - it can get dangerous.
Just buy a bigger hide and place your small hide inside. That way she can put half her body in it and half of it out but its still under another hide :)
Or check out some different hides from different shops!

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London, UK
1.0 bumblebee (Hachi-C)
0.1 normal (Kali)

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Alright thanks! Glad to know that sticking one hide into another isn't a bad idea. :) And no worries I wont use any tape; thanks for the tips!

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Originally Posted by Don

Even though there is some extra room in the next size up, it should be fine. Go ahead and change them out. I do it all the time. If they go off feed, I will move back down to a smaller hide. However, that very rarely happens.

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Alright that is good to know, I was worried about her getting stressed. Thanks! :)

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Originally Posted by JeRMz

Good question, as I just ordered two of the size small from RB. Thanks!

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Glad my question could help you out :)

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Originally Posted by Badgemash

X2 on the tape worries. I have the same problem with Bubbles, she lifts her hide up (the xl size) because of the way she coils. I've tried giving her taller ones, but she doesn't care for them. I think she just likes to feel the ceiling, sometimes our animals are just weird. :rolleyes:

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They definitely are sometimes ha ;)

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Originally Posted by Annarose15

If you really feel the need to fill the extra space, just stuff some crumpled newspaper or sphagnum moss into the medium hide until she grows into it.

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Alright thanks! :)

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Originally Posted by sorraia

Ditto the tape issue! If you really do need to attach something inside the snake's enclosure, use a hot glue gun. Works WONDERS and it isn't permanent.

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Thanks I'll definitely do that instead of using tape :)

I did the double RBI for a while but didn't like how the snake would fall asleep between the two and get real cold. while that was probably ok for my own peace of mind I ended up stuffing the XL hide with extra moss and cork bark chunks.

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Originally Posted by Sam71312

So my ball python seems to have outgrown her small hides from reptile basics: http://www.reptilebasics.com/small-hide-box

She can't seem to get herself inside them without one corner popping up from her trying to squeeze herself in there. Yesterday I caught her with her hide sitting on top of her back like a turtle ha. :P

I have the next size up hides from reptile basics ready to go, which are the medium hides: http://www.reptilebasics.com/medium-hide-box

However these hides seem to be a bit too big for her. They are kind of a big jump in size from the small hides to these medium hides, and these don't seem to hug her body the way the small hides did before she outgrew them. I would like to keep using the reptile basic hides because she seems to really like these; she has been an amazing eater since I have gotten her and has not skipped a single meal. But these medium hides just seem so big.

Those of you who use the hides from reptile basics, did any of you run into this issue? Do you think the medium sized hides are ok for her? I weighed her yesterday and she was about 260 grams.

I actually thought of taping her small hide onto the inside of her medium hide as a way to make it smaller, and this actually seemed to create the perfect sized hide for her; she seems to fit nice and snug in her medium hide now after i did this. Do you guys think this is a good idea?

Thanks in advance for your help! I really want to do my best to make her feel secure and happy

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question, how long before he/she outgrew the small hide from RBI? I just bought 4 for me 2 baby BP's.

Thanks!!

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Originally Posted by Ldag32

question, how long before he/she outgrew the small hide from RBI? I just bought 4 for me 2 baby BP's.

Thanks!!

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Well how fast they grow really all depends on how much they eat. The breeder we got her from was slightly underfeeding her so she wouldn't grow as quickly since he didn't have a lot of space...seemed a little odd to me. :confusd: She was four months old when we got her, and I'm sure if she had been on a better feeding schedule she would have been quite a bit bigger at four months old than she was. My husband and I have had her on a proper feeding schedule since we have gotten her and she is a fantastic eater! Once we switched her over from mice to rats she began growing very quickly. She is around 270 grams now, and it was at this point that she seemed to outgrow her small hides.

So how fast they outgrow their hides really depends a lot on how well they eat. If one of your babies ends up being a better eater than the other he/she will likely outgrow their small hide faster than the other baby. Hope this helps you out. :)

My little lesser girl just ends up pushing her aspen around and clears out the extra space. ;)

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So I switched my ball python's hides to the medium sized ones a few days ago. I placed the small hides inside the medium hides to make the medium hides a bit smaller (no tape used). Yesterday was feeding day and she ate like a champ, no issues at all. :) Thanks for the tips everyone!