Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 3,080

1 members and 3,079 guests
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 75,031
Threads: 248,490
Posts: 2,568,453
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, isismomma
Page 2 of 4 FirstFirst 1234 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 32
  1. #11
    BPnet Lifer Sauzo's Avatar
    Join Date
    11-26-2014
    Location
    Seattle Washington
    Posts
    6,011
    Thanks
    2,064
    Thanked 6,341 Times in 3,220 Posts

    Re: Reptile round hides

    Quote Originally Posted by tttaylorrr View Post
    i saw some from Reptile Basics at NARBC the other weekend.



    the only downside - IMO and without actually using them myself - is how lightweight they are (my only complaint about RBI hides), and without the "feet" the square ones have, they feel cheap.

    still wanna try them tho lol.

    EDIT: Sunnie beat me hahaha
    Lol i picture them as Spaceballs helmets haha.

    Not a fan of the shiny fully open front end on them. I prefer offset doors so the snake can get completely out of view.
    0.1 Rio Bravo Pokigron Suriname BC-Gina
    1.0 Meltzer/Lincoln Peruvian Longtail het anery BCL-Louie

    0.1 Biak Green Tree Python-Pat
    ​1.0 OSHY Biak Green Tree Python-Alex
    0.0.1 Super Reduced Reticulated Gila Monster-Dozer
    0.0.1 Utah Banded Gila Monster-Tank
    0.0.1 Super Black Beaded Lizard-Reggie

  2. #12
    BPnet Lifer Reinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-05-2013
    Location
    East TX
    Posts
    8,019
    Thanks
    5,613
    Thanked 4,602 Times in 3,139 Posts
    Images: 9

    Re: Reptile round hides

    Quote Originally Posted by Sauzo View Post
    Lol i picture.........

    Not a fan of the shiny fully open front end on them. I prefer offset doors so the snake can get completely out of view.
    Any reason you couldn’t just rotate the hide 30, 60, or 90 degrees away from the front?

    I’m not being a wise guy here, maybe I’m not comprehending what you said.
    Last edited by Reinz; 03-29-2018 at 06:05 AM. Reason: Sp
    The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.

    1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
    Mack The Knife, 2013
    Lizzy, 2010
    Etta, 2013
    1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
    Esmarelda , 2014
    Sundance, 2012
    2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
    0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
    0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017

    Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.

  3. #13
    BPnet Lifer Sauzo's Avatar
    Join Date
    11-26-2014
    Location
    Seattle Washington
    Posts
    6,011
    Thanks
    2,064
    Thanked 6,341 Times in 3,220 Posts

    Re: Reptile round hides

    Quote Originally Posted by Reinz View Post
    Any reason you couldn’t just rotate the hide 30, 60, or 90 degrees away from the front?

    I’m not being a wise guy here, maybe I’m not comprehending what you said.
    I suppose you could but i would think from the snakes perspective, there is still a big opening right out in the front of the hide where an animal can see them no matter where they are in the hide. With the offset door, they can actually hide to the side of the door. Now I'm not saying this is how they think but this design is pretty much the same thing as a half log shoved up against the cage wall. Plus from what i read and been told, snakes like to be touching sides when hiding so by using square/rectangular hides, they can contact 2 or 3 walls at once. Now again I'm not guaranteeing this but from what i've seen of my snakes, if i gave them too big of hide, they would cram into a back corner of the hide like they are trying to get away from the door and touching 2 walls. Dottie HATED larger hides. She still has her RBI large hides at 4.5 feet. She is clearly too big for them but she still loves them even if haf her fat butt hangs out from under a side lol.

    Plus if you look at the largest round hide, the door opening is really tall. From what i have seen, snakes prefer small openings and low ceiling hides.

    I mean they might work ok but just me personally, i prefer the offset box. It's the reason i only used bean farm hides once. Louie hated them and wouldnt even use them. He would just sit behind them under his shelf when i had him in a T8. Once i moved him to a T10 and gave him the large RBI hides, he started using them and pretty much does the same as all the other snakes. Packs his body in the offset side and just has his head or 1/3 of his body sitting outside the door.
    Last edited by Sauzo; 03-29-2018 at 07:48 AM.
    0.1 Rio Bravo Pokigron Suriname BC-Gina
    1.0 Meltzer/Lincoln Peruvian Longtail het anery BCL-Louie

    0.1 Biak Green Tree Python-Pat
    ​1.0 OSHY Biak Green Tree Python-Alex
    0.0.1 Super Reduced Reticulated Gila Monster-Dozer
    0.0.1 Utah Banded Gila Monster-Tank
    0.0.1 Super Black Beaded Lizard-Reggie

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to Sauzo For This Useful Post:

    Reinz (03-29-2018)

  5. #14
    BPnet Lifer Reinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-05-2013
    Location
    East TX
    Posts
    8,019
    Thanks
    5,613
    Thanked 4,602 Times in 3,139 Posts
    Images: 9

    Re: Reptile round hides

    Quote Originally Posted by Sauzo View Post
    I suppose you could but i would think from the snakes perspective, there is still a big opening right out in the front of the hide where an animal can see them no matter where they are in the hide. With the offset door, they can actually hide to the side of the door. Now I'm not saying this is how they think but this design is pretty much the same thing as a half log shoved up against the cage wall. Plus from what i read and been told, snakes like to be touching sides when hiding so by using square/rectangular hides, they can contact 2 or 3 walls at once. Now again I'm not guaranteeing this but from what i've seen of my snakes, if i gave them too big of hide, they would cram into a back corner of the hide like they are trying to get away from the door and touching 2 walls. Dottie HATED larger hides. She still has her RBI large hides at 4.5 feet. She is clearly too big for them but she still loves them even if haf her fat butt hangs out from under a side lol.

    Plus if you look at the largest round hide, the door opening is really tall. From what i have seen, snakes prefer small openings and low ceiling hides.

    I mean they might work ok but just me personally, i prefer the offset box. It's the reason i only used bean farm hides once. Louie hated them and wouldnt even use them. He would just sit behind them under his shelf when i had him in a T8. Once i moved him to a T10 and gave him the large RBI hides, he started using them and pretty much does the same as all the other snakes. Packs his body in the offset side and just has his head or 1/3 of his body sitting outside the door.
    Ok, gotcha. Thanks for taking the time to explain. It makes sense now.
    The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.

    1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
    Mack The Knife, 2013
    Lizzy, 2010
    Etta, 2013
    1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
    Esmarelda , 2014
    Sundance, 2012
    2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
    0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
    0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017

    Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to Reinz For This Useful Post:

    Sauzo (03-29-2018)

  7. #15
    BPnet Senior Member Skyrivers's Avatar
    Join Date
    01-15-2018
    Posts
    2,789
    Thanks
    183
    Thanked 2,135 Times in 1,197 Posts

    Re: Reptile round hides

    Quote Originally Posted by Pengil View Post
    The first thing that popped into my head when I saw those was, "Look, something out of Star Wars!"

    They look really cool, although I agree that they do seem kind of thin. I like them better than the more rectangular hides, though- it just seems like they might be a little more comfortable for the snake.
    If you get creative you could make it look like the death star crashed into the tank? LOL.

  8. The Following User Says Thank You to Skyrivers For This Useful Post:

    Godzilla78 (03-29-2018)

  9. #16
    Banned
    Join Date
    01-27-2017
    Location
    MA, USA
    Posts
    10,560
    Thanks
    14,297
    Thanked 11,072 Times in 5,330 Posts

    Re: Reptile round hides

    Quote Originally Posted by Skyrivers View Post
    If you get creative you could make it look like the death star crashed into the tank? LOL.
    What the heck is the death star?

  10. #17
    BPnet Senior Member Skyrivers's Avatar
    Join Date
    01-15-2018
    Posts
    2,789
    Thanks
    183
    Thanked 2,135 Times in 1,197 Posts

    Re: Reptile round hides

    Quote Originally Posted by craigafrechette View Post
    What the heck is the death star?
    It was in the original star wars movies. It was a planetary killer that that suck the life out of a storage use the energy to destroying planets.

    Sent from my N9560 using Tapatalk

    https://www.google.com/search?q=deat...FdBYJo788_1wM:
    Last edited by Skyrivers; 03-29-2018 at 09:15 AM.

  11. The Following User Says Thank You to Skyrivers For This Useful Post:

    tttaylorrr (03-29-2018)

  12. #18
    Banned
    Join Date
    01-27-2017
    Location
    MA, USA
    Posts
    10,560
    Thanks
    14,297
    Thanked 11,072 Times in 5,330 Posts

    Re: Reptile round hides

    Quote Originally Posted by Skyrivers View Post
    It was in the original star wars movies. It was a planetary killer that that suck the life out of a storage use the energy to destroying planets.

    Sent from my N9560 using Tapatalk

    https://www.google.com/search?q=deat...FdBYJo788_1wM:

    Gotcha, I figured it was a star wars or star trek thing. Thanks for clearing that up. Now which one has the gold guy and the kitchen trash barrel looking robot guy?

  13. #19
    BPnet Veteran Godzilla78's Avatar
    Join Date
    04-18-2016
    Location
    Asheville, NC, USA
    Posts
    2,382
    Thanks
    3,260
    Thanked 2,106 Times in 1,195 Posts
    I agree that these might not be ideal hides in an open display cage. However, i keep mine in dark enclosed racks, which many keepers dont provide hides at all. Mine still love their hides in the rack tubs, so i provide them. These round ones look cool and easy to clean.

    i like to think of them as big hermit crabs. That change their shells as they grow!
    Last edited by Godzilla78; 03-29-2018 at 09:21 AM.

  14. #20
    BPnet Senior Member tttaylorrr's Avatar
    Join Date
    11-10-2014
    Location
    Chicago, Illinois USA
    Posts
    5,704
    Thanks
    4,501
    Thanked 5,435 Times in 2,891 Posts
    Images: 22

    Re: Reptile round hides

    Quote Originally Posted by craigafrechette View Post
    Gotcha, I figured it was a star wars or star trek thing. Thanks for clearing that up. Now which one has the gold guy and the kitchen trash barrel looking robot guy?
    star wars 🤣🤣🤣
    4.4 ball python
    1.0 Albino 0.1 Coral Glow 0.1 Super Cinnamon paradox 1.0 Piebald 0.1 Pastel Enchi Leopard het Piebald 1.0 Coral Glow het Piebald

    1.0 corn snake
    1.0 Hypo

    1.0 crested gecko
    0.1 ????

    0.1 cat
    0.1 Maine Coon mix

    0.1 human ✌︎

  15. The Following User Says Thank You to tttaylorrr For This Useful Post:

    Craiga 01453 (03-29-2018)

Page 2 of 4 FirstFirst 1234 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1