Hides in a rack system?

Do you guys use hides in a rack system or just have the snake alone?

I use hides now, but will be transitioning out of them. I use them because the rack is open on all sides since I used melamine shelves and two by fours. But I'm thinking I'm may close the sides off and then it's up against the wall, it'll create a natural hide.

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I have hides. It helped with the small ones who each had two. As they get bigger it gets cut down to 1 big hide.

For the two big girls I have, I sometimes put it in, sometimes take it out. When it's in, they know how to push it forward just enough so they can fit behind it, and it kind of lets them create their own perfectly sized space in the back.

I have BP that paces around alot if i dont put a hide in there. I thought the darkness of the rack would be enough.

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Originally Posted by Gerardo

I have BP that paces around alot if i dont put a hide in there. I thought the darkness of the rack would be enough.

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For some of them it is. For some it's not.

Mine all have and use hides. Once they are bigger, it's just one big hide. However, I took my bees out because she has been breeding, and I also think it will be too crowded when she lays.

Only hatchlings and my picky eaters get hides. The rest don't.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

Only hatchlings and my picky eaters get hides. The rest don't.

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I have heard several people say that too. But its my 1300 gram male thats pacing all over the place when i took out his hide for a few days.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

Only hatchlings and my picky eaters get hides. The rest don't.

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Same here.


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Originally Posted by missriss2012

Same here.


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ditto

I keep hides in all of mine. I am yet to breed and when I do that I will be pulling them out.
However if they feel more secure in a hide that's what I prefer to do.

I base it off behavior, both for babies and adults. They all get two hides to start, and if I never see them out they get to keep them. If I keep finding them on top of or draped around the hides, they're out. But I always pull the hides out for feeding, breeding, or impending eggs since those are times that I either need to see what is going on or they'll need extra space.

I use multiple hides just to take away floor space because I have mine in bigger tubs so I didn't have to get all different size racks. Works well and I have no problematic feeders.