Hiding places.

I have a baby bp and I'm trying to supply her with hiding places she will use. I've heard that the base to a flower pot works well. What has worked well for you guys? What size should it be? I know that they like to feel the sides around them.

Thanks for your help.

-Hannah

They work fine, make sure the snake barely fits in there though because that's how they like their hides.

Do the cardboard toilet paper rolls work well (I've heard some people use them)?

Not really. Any thing in the shape of a half hide is not good. it only touches them from above and the sides, the snake will feel it is vulnerable from the front and back. (assuming you want to cut it and make it into a half log)

all from wally world, work great.



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vaughn

I have two cardboard toilet paper rolls with one end tucked in, but I haven't caught her using them. So I'm not sure if they're the answer or not. I'm trying to find things around the house that I can turn into hides. Anymore ideas?

Here's a good hide as well - go to the dollar store, get a set of three bowls for $1 (can also find them at dollar general for the same price) and then solder out an entrance for them.

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Originally Posted by snake_lady83

I have two cardboard toilet paper rolls with one end tucked in, but I haven't caught her using them. So I'm not sure if they're the answer or not. I'm trying to find things around the house that I can turn into hides. Anymore ideas?

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I don't like the idea of using toilet or papertowel rolls because you can't just lift the hide off the snake. They can wedge themselves in there really good and won't come out unless they want to.

Just about anything around the house that you can turn into a shallow little cave will do....something you can cut or make a little entrance into. Old tupperware bowls or other plastic bowls you may have buried in the back of kitchen cabinets...butter tubs....sourcream tubs...whatever. Plastic is ideal because it's easy to clean. Cardboard is OK, but needs to be replaced frequently.

Or you can get some molding clay and build little hides with it. The kind you bake in the oven to cure it. I remember someone from a long time ago making little igloos for their snakes...very cute!

Ok I'll see what I can find and keep you posted:)

I use a small kids size shoe box, works perfect....

Cool. Thank you for your advice:)

Well so far I have created 2 hides. One is an old sour cream tub with a small enterance and the other is a small "tub" that originally had oxi clean in it (not to worry I washed it 4 or 5 times in hot soapy water). The second hide is just a little over 3 inches wide. Since she is less than 2' long I think it will do the trick. I even went so far as to cut out a piece of cardboard for both and snuggly fit it in them to make my snake feel mor secure (the're kind of "tall" for her right now. They don't sound too small, do they?

-Hannah

I have created hides out of old yogurt containers (32 oz) and cottage cheese containers (1 lb 8 oz) before. I think the diameter of the container is about 3" so you should be fine, depending in the size of your snake. I have used these for baby balls in the past.

I've never seen an issue with the hides being to tall. You'll know if it's too small if you see your ball python with a hide "hat" :P

lol good point. I guess it will be pretty obvious when it's time to make new ones. Thanks

at work i make rolls just on a larger scale (like for cable) i brought one home ( miss print on it) and he loves it. it might be hard to get him out but anton likes to play and comes out when ever some one walks by.

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Do the cardboard toilet paper rolls work well (I've heard some people use them)?

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