Reptile Hides?

Does anyone know a good online place to get hides for BP online? I need some adult sized, juvie sized and some baby sized. I saw some neat ones for babies in my book the complete ball python that had water bowls ontop so they couldnt tip the water over, who sells them? I'm also looking for a nice box for a possibly soon to be gravid female.

I purchase my hides from Reptile Basics: http://www.reptilebasics.com/Hide-Boxes-p-1-c-282.html.

I don't know what you mean about a box for a gravid female. Are you thinking of maternal incubation? If so, just the tub and a nest of sphagnum moss and a lot of worry will do the trick ;)

thanks, I'll check that out. No I just wanted somewhere sheltered for her to lay before I put them in the incubator

there is a cool DIY thread on here on how to make hides out of clay.

wallmart.
Clay pots and bases come in different sizes. Plastic tubs just cut a hole comes in clear and colored. Just wander through the housewares area.

I was just telling my son 2 days ago that I want a hide/water combo, I've never seen one though, I've made the playdough clay hides, they work ok, was thinking of trying cold porcelain clay. ceramic clay (kiln dried) to make the water/hide combo

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I purchase my hides from Reptile Basics: http://www.reptilebasics.com/Hide-Boxes-p-1-c-282.html.

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I purchased some from Reptile Basics also. Once I put those in the tank the others stopped being used.

JohnNJ

For smaller snakes I like index card boxes. Cut a hole in the top and lay it on its side. Stick a moist paper towel inside during shed cycles and the snake has its own private humidity box to crawl in and help getting rid of sheds.

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I purchased some from Reptile Basics also. Once I put those in the tank the others stopped being used.

JohnNJ

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The hides Rich sells on his site are the bomb. I bought some at a show, and my BP never uses anything else....as an added bonus, he moves them where he wants them in the cage.

+1 I use the hides Rich sells too, in fact I just ordered some more. :D

For shedding I add a gladlock container with moist sphagnum in it and a hole cut in the lid.

I have one hide I got at PetCo (though you could find it for much cheaper online, reptilesupply.com, for instance) that is made of some kind of plaster and looks like a rock. It is heavy, so my girl can't lift it or knock it over. It also doubles as a basking spot, as the top is rounded. She likes to lie on top of it when she gets too warm or wants to stretch out.

I also sometimes use cardboard boxes. Shoeboxes (depending on size), Kleenex boxes (my girl outgrew those a while ago), packaging boxes, or whatever else work well. I like using boxes because I can shrink them by cutting off one side and retaping it farther up, making the hide more snug and secure. One bad thing about boxes is that they can't be washed and must be replaced every few months, or when soiled. But they aren't that hard to find; I spent Christmas day scanning the living room for appropriately-sized boxes.

If you want a water bowl on top (I have never heard of that, but it sounds like a good idea), you'd probably have to make it out of clay or something. I bet you could take an old, appropriately sized tupperware container and place it on top of a clay hide, then secure it with more clay. That might be easier than trying to make a bowl out of clay.

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there is a cool DIY thread on here on how to make hides out of clay.

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I was thinking that too. I made a huge one I still have to water proof it, but I think my girl will love it.
If you make it yourself you can have any size you want, and the clay is really cheap to make. and a plus you can make it any way you want it, so much freedom, at so little cost.