Do you use a hide in a rack system?

Hope that's not a silly question, I am starting to keep my snakes in iris and sterlite tubs. Just wondering if most people use hides, or just have a water bowl? All my snakes in glass tanks have hides, but from what I have seen , I think some snake keepers don't use hides in tubs.

I do, and every one my snakes uses them. I know of plenty of others who do not, though.

Depends how the rack setup is. Does the tub slide out long ways or sideways? Many people who have them longways don't keep one on the warm side because it is so dark there already.

All of my ball pythons use hides in their tubs and love them! :D

-adam

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Originally Posted by snakeLVR

Hope that's not a silly question, I am starting to keep my snakes in iris and sterlite tubs. Just wondering if most people use hides, or just have a water bowl? All my snakes in glass tanks have hides, but from what I have seen , I think some snake keepers don't use hides in tubs.

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I do not have any hides inside of the 41qt tubs in my adult rack.I do have newspapers inside for the substrate and my male pastel hides amongst it also.He is the only one that hides lol.I have zero feeding problems out of them also.

All of my snakes are offered hides - both those in the rack and those in the tubs. It is dark in there without the hides, but my snakes use them, so they get them - it's not just the dark - it's feeling something touching them as well.

I do not offer hides in my smaller rack but my sub adult and adult I do. If I am using the ARS gray tubs I will not. The gray tub eliminates the amount of light and movement that the animal sees. Cuts down on stress. If I am using the clear or opaque tubs then yea I offer a hide.

Even with darker tubs, in my experience, balls like the feeling of being touched on all sides ... a small tight space for them to cram into adds to their security ... also, having a hide over the heat tape creates a third thermal gradient in the enclosure for them to take advantage of.

-adam

Adam your experience is GOLDEN. I'll get me some of those cheap plastic hides and hook them up. never hurts to try something new. Thanks

I actually have a BP that does not use her hide... She was kept without one for a good while, but I decided to get her one just in case she wanted it. She used it that day but never again.

i use one hide in each tub. sometimes they use it, sometimes they dont. my shy female almost always uses it but my two males usually hang out of theirs.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

balls like the feeling of being touched on all sides...-adam

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I heard that before, sounds just like something a guy would say :twisted:

now seriously back on the subject I use hides too.

LMAO :lmao:

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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons

I heard that before, sounds just like something a guy would say :twisted:

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Anything to get a squeeze out of a hottie. ;) :love:

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Even with darker tubs, in my experience, balls like the feeling of being touched on all sides ... a small tight space for them to cram into adds to their security ... also, having a hide over the heat tape creates a third thermal gradient in the enclosure for them to take advantage of.

-adam

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I said that too, yes I did! :P ;) (pretty proud of myself too that I've learned well from the Sensei!)

but do animal burrows in the wild touch them on all sides?

I'd think not, they'd have to be big enough for several furries, wouldn't they?

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Originally Posted by ReptiNut

but do animal burrows in the wild touch them on all sides?

I'd think not, they'd have to be big enough for several furries, wouldn't they?

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I would imagine that rodent burrows and termite mounds are pretty darn cozy! :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I would imagine that rodent burrows and termite mounds are pretty darn cozy! :rolleyes:

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true

for some reason I had things like rabbits on the brain :rolleye2:

Dont use hides in racks, I find that hides promote nippy snakes and they strike at anything that moves across the front of the hide!


just my opinion and Im sure there are lots of other ways of thinking. :)

I use hides with my juvies but in my adult racks I don't.

Yes and no.:D


It depends upon the individual snake. I have some that have hides in the tubs and others that don't.

MAN I keep reading this as "Do you hide in your rack system". I did it like 4 times yesterday and I just did it again!

I offer hides in both the adult and juvi racks, and they all use them.

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Originally Posted by ReptiNut

but do animal burrows in the wild touch them on all sides?

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Yes, they sure do.

-adam