Hide for 41qt sterilite?

I'm gonna be getting an adult female ball python *5ft, 2300g* soon. I bought a 41qt sterilte tub at walmart along with a small kitty litter box. Problem being the kitty litter box wont fit width wise, unless I turn it and take up useable space. Anyone have any other good hide ideas? :confused:

check out sterilite 10 qt dish tubs. they are usually in the isle with the kitchen stuff like dish strainers and stuff. i used to use them for washing dishes when i only had a tiny sink. they are pretty big but not as big as the kitty litter pans i think.

here is something: http://www.sterilite.com/Category.ht...uctCategory=64

i have found smaller ones like 10 qts, so just look around see what pops out.

great suggestion!!!

you may even find something at a dollar store that'll work. although those tubs aren't very expensive at all. i know, i just bought some for our bunnies to pee in LOL

hmmm... i wonder if anyone actually uses them for dishes LOL

Van Ness small kitty litter pans from walmart.

I use these:
http://www.fortexfortiflex.com/roundfeeders.html

The rubber is heavy and solid, dishwasher safe. It's designed to be used by horses, so it's really durable. My crazy Lab has yet to destroy his. Cut a notch in the side and turn upside down. Heavy, snug, and dark. My girls love them.

They cost me about $3.50 at the pet store, either in the dog or horse section.

We use some large, heavy black rubber dog dishs from the feed store. They are hard as heck to cut into due to the thick rubber but the bigger snakes love them and they stand up to wear really well. I can't remember what we paid for them but I know it was under $5.00. We use these for the females once they hit a good size and they generally fit them well up to around 1,500 grams or so before they outgrow them.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...dultBPHide.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...isTubAug07.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...nnaghinTub.jpg

Jo, those are the ones I'm talking about. :-) I used heavy-duty kitchen shears. I love that the rubber is soft enought that I don't have to worry about sharp edges like with a hard plastic hide.

They are great! Heavy enough the big snakes can't haul them around too much, they seem to like that big flat roof to laze about on or hunt from, easy as heck to clean and nice and dark inside for the snakes. I had to have my husband cut through them with wire snips....no way is my grip strong enough LOL. Like you say...the nice thing is when you cut into them...there's no jagged edges. I'm thinking one of those drill thingies might work better, to put a big round hole in the roof (what in the heck are they called????)

I need to hit the feed store here in Toledo as we bought ours up in northern MI and I sure hope I can find more locally.

where did you buy them in northern MI? i have been looking for a feed store thats not tractor supply...

If I remember correctly Kevin we purchased these through Ace Hardware. They are made by Miller Manufacturing under their Little Giant brand name. I've included the link to this company for you. I'm not sure if that will tell you if you have a local supplier but it certainly can't hurt to contact them and ask, if they don't have a locator type thing on the website. We did buy these dishes quite awhile ago so I'm not sure if they still produce the exact same product but I'm sure they'll have something similar and their quality is very good. Since they are a farm type supplier their stuff tends to be very tough and sturdy and not pet store priced.

http://www.miller-littlegiant.com/

i need a feed store so i can get aspen and stuff a little cheaper then pet store prices.

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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons

Van Ness small kitty litter pans from walmart.

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I have one now, but it doesnt seem to fit the width way, can I just use it the long way?

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

We use some large, heavy black rubber dog dishs from the feed store. They are hard as heck to cut into due to the thick rubber but the bigger snakes love them and they stand up to wear really well. I can't remember what we paid for them but I know it was under $5.00. We use these for the females once they hit a good size and they generally fit them well up to around 1,500 grams or so before they outgrow them.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...dultBPHide.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...isTubAug07.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...nnaghinTub.jpg

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Thanks Franky but she's at 2300 grams right now, just a tad to small for her :) , I guess I'll try to find a Iris Cb70 so I can fit this kitty litter pan in, any luck on what store might carry those?

Oh I missed that bit of info LOL. Nope she certainly couldn't cram herself in one of those anymore. As far as the Iris tubs you can order them online from www.reptiletubs.com or if you have a OfficeMax anywhere near you check them out. Here in Toledo they seem to be one of the few retail stores that carries a pretty good selection of Iris products.

Thanks for the help Joanna, i'll swing by office max tomorrow.

No problem Chris, glad to help. If they don't have what you need in stock, don't hesitate to ask about ordering it in. I know my local OfficeMax said they would be happy to order me any size in any number as long as I didn't mind waiting for the regular Iris orders to go in (which they said were fairly regular anyways so it shouldn't be a long wait).