Would this be a safe hide?

[Munizfire]

ok, im gonna confess... i wanna make a skull hide for my BP... (no hate please , I have a weir fascination for skulls, and no im not satanic...lol)

sooooooooo after looking and looking and looking for decent skulls to hollow out and make snake proof, I came across this, which is a aquarium decor piece, already hollowed out... I plan to take a dremel and sand out any rough edges/surfaces to make it safe for a BP....

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what do you think? (i could put in some carton inside of it to make it tighter for the snake)

[llovelace]

No not really, while it looks cool, it's too large for a hatchling to feel secure in, maybe a juvenile may like it for a time, the openings will be too small, once your snake gets some size to it.

[Munizfire]

Didn't consider that :/ (the openings size)

[Maaric]

http://www.amazon.com/World-Products..._petsupplies_1

This one has closed off eyes and nose, so you could hollow it out and customize it better.

And its a little cheaper.

[Munizfire]

I have already looked into it, and it looks way cooler, but it's resin (or something like that) and it would be a PITA to hollow out correctly.

To Ilovelace, what about putting some stuff inside (carton, foam, something) to fill some gap while it' a baby, and then remove it once it gets a lil bigger. Dont really mind not using anymore after he/she gets bigger (I could sanitize it and use it in the fish tank)?

Again, thanks for the input

[ms381]

Could you just use normal hides and then have the skull as a decorative piece anyway, you never know the snake might use the skull by his´or hers own choice. With this option you can make sure your snake feels secure and still have the skull in your set up.

[Munizfire]

Could you just use normal hides and then have the skull as a decorative piece anyway, you never know the snake might use the skull by his´or hers own choice. With this option you can make sure your snake feels secure and still have the skull in your set up.

Right on! Done!
Thanks... Lol

[mommanessy247]

while having the skull as a decorative piece is a great idea, you'd really wanna fill it up with dry foam (like the kind found at craft stores) to keep the snake from exploring it & risking getting itself stuck in one of the holes.
dry foam is also used by florists to make silk flower arrangements.

[dr del]

Hi,

My main worry is how would you get the snake out of it if you had to?


dr del

[Munizfire]

If it's not open from below, I plan to make it