Hide boxes

Does anybody know where can I get good hide boxes, with the hole on top, I saw very good ones at animal plastics, but they are pretty expensive

Most manufactured hides are kinda pricey....

Why not make your own? I use old butter tubs and stuff from around the house. Many people use pot dishes.

I have 21 snakes and haven't bought a single manufactured hide box. I use everything from washed trays from tv dinners and take out to plastic potted plant bases, to a 22 gallon plastic trash can cut in half longways to make two hides for my 7' dumerils boa.

small kitty litter pans with a hole in the top are good. for smaller snakes i use plastic flower pot saucers or bottoms with a hole cut in the top also.


vaughn

Ah yes I forgot the kitty litter pans. You can either cut a hole in the top or the side. I always do the side, but it's just my personal preference.

The kitty litter box seems good, thanx everyone

I use ESU creature cubbyholes... they're fairly cheap... but as others have said, not anywhere near as cheap as the free kind that you can use from leftover containers you have around the house. Here's a pic and where you can buy 'em (they have other sizes too) http://www.herpsupplies.com/product.cfm?id=SCL00267

I also use upsidedown plant trays (plastic)

Reptiletubs.com also has some good hides for cheap. His biggest ones are seven bucks, and perfect for a full-grown adult BP.

I used a UPS box cut in half :)

I make a little adjustable box out of Pepsi/Coke fridge packs. Punch out the little nifty spout where the pop comes out. Cut the box in half where the hand holder thing is. Then cut the bottom out of the half where the spout is. Put that part on top of the other and voila! Instant box that can be resized to grow with your snake. Plus their easy to throw out if soiled :)

I really just wanted to show everyone that. I love these things! Good if you drink lots of pop/water.

Small dish washing tubs work well, too. or the lower ~third of a 5 gallon bucket

do you guys feel a top or side hole is better? how much extra space should be in the hide once the snake is in there?

what is a good way to keep the hide very humid because I am having a low humidity issue in my 10-gallon tank with a heat lamp, only able to keep humidity in the 30-35% range..

Wow, i use alot of Different hides.

For my smallest snake (the little sonoran gopher) i use PVC pipe and a small coconut cut in half with a small hole for an entance.

For the corn i use the small black cubbyhole and her waterbowl is also a hide

For the balls i use the large cubbyholes and corona beer boxes

And for the boa i use the medium black cubbyholes

i like top holes, i use a big soup can and trace it out and cut. for smaller hides i drill a 2 inch hole in the tops. i think it might be a tad more security with all the sides intact. and i copied nerd's top hole design lol


vaughn

I use side holes with no problems. Easier for me to cut.

The hide box should be as tight fitting for the snake as possible. A roomy one isn't a very good hide spot.

For humidity, you'll want to make a separate humid hide box. Do a search on this site and you'll get a lot of threads.

wow, thank god I just bought myself an Accu-rite temp gauge with the prob, on the hot side off my 10 gallon tank up against the back wall it was reading 85 degrees so I kept thinking I needed MORE heat. Then tonight when I hooked up the Accu-rite and put the probe directly under the heat lamp area ontop of the Aspen it was reading 100-105 degrees, WOW! No wonder my snake was lying against the glass all day today! So I now moved my heat lamp up higher above the cage and I am getting around 82-85 degrees now at the probe and the snake seems to be moving around more tonight, so I think that's a good thing!