Hides

Can u guys give me some ideas for some homemade hides. And the directions on how 2 make them. Thanks in advance

Go to WalMart or a local gardening center, pick up two plastic saucers(the saucer is the piece that sits underneath the actual planter pot and collects water). They shouldn't be anymore than $0.80-0.90 apiece, maybe less.

Cut a circular hole in the top, or a hole in the sides, and Voila, Hides!

Anything else

Like what? You can make hides out of anything. Disposable Gladware containers, small cardboard boxes, clay pot saucers...

Endless list...

Becky is dead on with this one.

http://www.8ballpythons.com/images/small-hidebox.jpg

Ball pythons love these things!!

-adam

Another cheap hide my guy absolutely adores is a dog food dish big enough for him to fit under. Use the kind that have the handles that they can climb under, and they wrap around the round part under the bowl. He almost never leaves his dish, it's by far his fave because it touches all his sides and makes him feel secure.

I have even used granola boxes to cereal boxes for some. The problem with those is that you can't get them out when you want unless you cut the whole bottom off. You can also use plain newspaper, just crunch it up a little and they will crawl under it.

For larger snakes, kitty litter pans are great.. just use a soldering gun to melt an entry hole.

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For larger snakes, kitty litter pans are great.. just use a soldering gun to melt an entry hole.

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Great idea!

For REALLY big boas I use a plastic 30 gallon trash can cut in half longways with a power saw.. presto, two hides!

We use, depending on the size of the ball, the following.....terracotta planter pot overflow pans like the one Adam showed except ours have a side entrance chipped out and sanded down...dark blue plastic cereal bowls with side entrances cut out and for the bigger girls we found these great super heavy, thick black rubber bowls at the local feed/tack/farm supply store. Had to use heavy wire snips to put entrances in them though but they are great. I think they are used for bigger dog bowls or some such thing. I love our local farm supply store and the dollar store LOL!


~~Jo~~

for my 4 plus bp i use a shoeboxes with a hole cut into it on the top. for my smaller 3 plus bp i use store bought clay "rock caves". from exoterra i think.