Reptile round hides

Someone posted a photo recently of round reptile hides that looked like igloos. They looked really cool. I am tired of using square boxes for them, and would like to buy some of these new round
ones. Does anyone have any experience with these, and with sizing them for snakes? Also. Where to buy?

They are new....from reptile basics? Same company as the other black ones. Not bean farm but the other.

I’ve been considering those also but I just got the rectangular ones so I’m going to hold off for a bit


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I'm not sure if they exist in other countries, but in Indonesia we have this reptile specialist company called Savera that supplies everything from reptiles, hides, feeders, medication, etc. Here they supply every type of hide I can possibly imagine, from resin halflogs to half-ball hides.

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Do you mean something like this? https://www.petsmart.com/small-pet/t...ml?cgid=600122

These are little rodent ones but they would work for small snake too.

They look like a ball cut in half with an entrance cut out.

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They look like a ball cut in half with an entrance cut out.

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Hmm, never seen them. Only seen the ones i listed and the half coconut shell hides but those are pretty small.

They are brand spankin new. Like literally not even a month old, just released....new. Ttaylorr posted it i her tinley show thread.

i saw some from Reptile Basics at NARBC the other weekend.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...fda4f45c0b.jpg

the only downside - IMO and without actually using them myself - is how lightweight they are (my only complaint about RBI hides), and without the "feet" the square ones have, they feel cheap.

still wanna try them tho lol.

EDIT: Sunnie beat me hahaha

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i saw some from Reptile Basics at NARBC the other weekend.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...fda4f45c0b.jpg

the only downside - IMO and without actually using them myself - is how lightweight they are (my only complaint about RBI hides), and without the "feet" the square ones have, they feel cheap.

still wanna try them tho lol.

EDIT: Sunnie beat me hahaha

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The first thing that popped into my head when I saw those was, "Look, something out of Star Wars!" :P

They look really cool, although I agree that they do seem kind of thin. I like them better than the more rectangular hides, though- it just seems like they might be a little more comfortable for the snake.

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i saw some from Reptile Basics at NARBC the other weekend.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...fda4f45c0b.jpg

the only downside - IMO and without actually using them myself - is how lightweight they are (my only complaint about RBI hides), and without the "feet" the square ones have, they feel cheap.

still wanna try them tho lol.

EDIT: Sunnie beat me hahaha

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Lol i picture them as Spaceballs helmets haha.

Not a fan of the shiny fully open front end on them. I prefer offset doors so the snake can get completely out of view.

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Lol i picture.........

Not a fan of the shiny fully open front end on them. I prefer offset doors so the snake can get completely out of view.

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Any reason you couldn’t just rotate the hide 30, 60, or 90 degrees away from the front?

I’m not being a wise guy here, maybe I’m not comprehending what you said.

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Any reason you couldn’t just rotate the hide 30, 60, or 90 degrees away from the front?

I’m not being a wise guy here, maybe I’m not comprehending what you said.

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I suppose you could but i would think from the snakes perspective, there is still a big opening right out in the front of the hide where an animal can see them no matter where they are in the hide. With the offset door, they can actually hide to the side of the door. Now I'm not saying this is how they think but this design is pretty much the same thing as a half log shoved up against the cage wall. Plus from what i read and been told, snakes like to be touching sides when hiding so by using square/rectangular hides, they can contact 2 or 3 walls at once. Now again I'm not guaranteeing this but from what i've seen of my snakes, if i gave them too big of hide, they would cram into a back corner of the hide like they are trying to get away from the door and touching 2 walls. Dottie HATED larger hides. She still has her RBI large hides at 4.5 feet. She is clearly too big for them but she still loves them even if haf her fat butt hangs out from under a side lol.

Plus if you look at the largest round hide, the door opening is really tall. From what i have seen, snakes prefer small openings and low ceiling hides.

I mean they might work ok but just me personally, i prefer the offset box. It's the reason i only used bean farm hides once. Louie hated them and wouldnt even use them. He would just sit behind them under his shelf when i had him in a T8. Once i moved him to a T10 and gave him the large RBI hides, he started using them and pretty much does the same as all the other snakes. Packs his body in the offset side and just has his head or 1/3 of his body sitting outside the door.

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I suppose you could but i would think from the snakes perspective, there is still a big opening right out in the front of the hide where an animal can see them no matter where they are in the hide. With the offset door, they can actually hide to the side of the door. Now I'm not saying this is how they think but this design is pretty much the same thing as a half log shoved up against the cage wall. Plus from what i read and been told, snakes like to be touching sides when hiding so by using square/rectangular hides, they can contact 2 or 3 walls at once. Now again I'm not guaranteeing this but from what i've seen of my snakes, if i gave them too big of hide, they would cram into a back corner of the hide like they are trying to get away from the door and touching 2 walls. Dottie HATED larger hides. She still has her RBI large hides at 4.5 feet. She is clearly too big for them but she still loves them even if haf her fat butt hangs out from under a side lol.

Plus if you look at the largest round hide, the door opening is really tall. From what i have seen, snakes prefer small openings and low ceiling hides.

I mean they might work ok but just me personally, i prefer the offset box. It's the reason i only used bean farm hides once. Louie hated them and wouldnt even use them. He would just sit behind them under his shelf when i had him in a T8. Once i moved him to a T10 and gave him the large RBI hides, he started using them and pretty much does the same as all the other snakes. Packs his body in the offset side and just has his head or 1/3 of his body sitting outside the door.

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Ok, gotcha. Thanks for taking the time to explain. It makes sense now. :)

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The first thing that popped into my head when I saw those was, "Look, something out of Star Wars!" :P

They look really cool, although I agree that they do seem kind of thin. I like them better than the more rectangular hides, though- it just seems like they might be a little more comfortable for the snake.

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If you get creative you could make it look like the death star crashed into the tank? LOL.

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If you get creative you could make it look like the death star crashed into the tank? LOL.

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What the heck is the death star?

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What the heck is the death star?

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It was in the original star wars movies. It was a planetary killer that that suck the life out of a storage use the energy to destroying planets.

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It was in the original star wars movies. It was a planetary killer that that suck the life out of a storage use the energy to destroying planets.

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Gotcha, I figured it was a star wars or star trek thing. Thanks for clearing that up. Now which one has the gold guy and the kitchen trash barrel looking robot guy?

I agree that these might not be ideal hides in an open display cage. However, i keep mine in dark enclosed racks, which many keepers dont provide hides at all. Mine still love their hides in the rack tubs, so i provide them. These round ones look cool and easy to clean.

i like to think of them as big hermit crabs. That change their shells as they grow!

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Gotcha, I figured it was a star wars or star trek thing. Thanks for clearing that up. Now which one has the gold guy and the kitchen trash barrel looking robot guy?

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star wars 🤣🤣🤣

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star wars ������

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Hahaha thanks!!! So I saw on Hulu (I think) they have one called "The Last Jedi"...does that mean they're finally done making these movies???

@Godzilla78, sorry to derail the thread...

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Gotcha, I figured it was a star wars or star trek thing. Thanks for clearing that up. Now which one has the gold guy and the kitchen trash barrel looking robot guy?

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Star Wars

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

Hahaha thanks!!! So I saw on Hulu (I think) they have one called "The Last Jedi"...does that mean they're finally done making these movies???

@Godzilla78, sorry to derail the thread...

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The book series continues with several off shoots. Who knows if we will see more?

I am both offended and curious at the same time. It doesn't even matter if it is about the hilarious lack of basic understanding of a cornerstone of American cinema or the overly light and giant opening of these new hides, it is far too early for me to understand how someone is messing with everyone and that there is a new hide I might need to check out.

I need coffee to handle this!

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I am both offended and curious at the same time. It doesn't even matter if it is about the hilarious lack of basic understanding of a cornerstone of American cinema or the overly light and giant opening of these new hides, it is far too early for me to understand how someone is messing with everyone and that there is a new hide I might need to check out.

I need coffee to handle this!

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Sorry, I was too busy playing hockey and hanging out with girls to watch aircraft fly around outer space and guys with glow stick swords. Hehehhehe....

Off topic people
new thread?

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Sorry, I was too busy playing hockey and hanging out with girls to watch aircraft fly around outer space and guys with glow stick swords. Hehehhehe....

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Where do you think the girls were? LMAO

I cant find them for sale online.
i might make my own

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I cant find them for sale online.
i might make my own

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they likely won't come out for another couple months. i think they just wanted some ready for the show.

I find round hides not a bad thing at all. Of course for our rectangle cages and tubs, rectangle hides make sense. But it forces the snakes into right-angle shapes, which is not very natural for them, LOL. Although I don't think it bothers them? Some just spill out of the rectangle hides in order to curl up in a round shape.

I don't like the way those new hides look, though. On the larger ones the opening is to big, doesn't afford much privacy to the snake. Plus they look terribly cheap.

This is one I made myself. I needed a LARGE one for my big boy, so I got this really big plastic planter at Lowes. I did have to cut some of the length off and then I cut a door into it. I smoothed the edges with sand paper until they weren't sharp at all.

I like this one because it almost looks like something you would find in nature. It has this cool texture to it. I hid the ugly top (bottom of the planter) with a rock and plant. Jag approves ;)

When he curls up in it he actually has quite a bit of room left still.

http://photos.imageevent.com/morgens...g/large/h2.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/morgens...g/large/h3.jpg

I still prefer my exo terra caves for the natural look and weight but these might be interesting to try providing they are not sharp edges. The last thing I need is to wake up in the morning with blood everywhere and a lacerated snake.

http://www.snakemuseum.com/reptile-h...de-lg-rsc.html

Found them here. Just FYI