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

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 2,916

0 members and 2,916 guests
No Members online
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: 2,568,448
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, isismomma
Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: diy hides?

  1. #1
    BPnet Veteran
    Join Date
    08-06-2018
    Location
    Pennsylvania
    Posts
    300
    Thanks
    468
    Thanked 185 Times in 107 Posts

    diy hides?

    So unless my plans fall through before then, I'm getting my boy a new tank next week! I found an AMAZING deal on a used 24x18x12 exo terra ($28!!) and I'm going to pick it up next friday
    The new tank is obviously quite a bit bigger than the 10gal he's currently in, and I don't have enough hides/clutter to fill up the space. I would like to make this tank look nice, probably a little more 'natural', with fake plants and the like. Thing is, I'm a little short on cash at the moment, so I was wondering if there were any good ways to make some natural looking hides?
    And if all else fails I'll make do with some classic blacked out tupperware haha
    So yeah if anyone has made anything like this, please share pics/how you made them! Thanks! <3

  2. #2
    Registered User nightscavenger's Avatar
    Join Date
    11-23-2018
    Location
    Midwest City, OK
    Posts
    97
    Thanks
    31
    Thanked 48 Times in 29 Posts
    I have made hides from Fallen tree limbs around the property and hemp string. So it gives the natural environment feel, just make dang sure it’s not a pesticide sprayed area. Just have to be creative Everyone has their own preferences.
    1.0 Champange Het Orange Ghost (Theseus)
    1.0 Mojave (Zeus)
    0.1 Fire (Astraea)
    0.1 Dragonfly (Persephone)
    0.1 Mystic Majove (Rhea) Aka Zabiatsche
    1.0 Spider (Achilles)
    0.1 Pastel (Kallisto)
    1.0 Cinnamon (Eros)
    0.1 Spider Vanilla (Calliope)
    0.1 Pinstripe (Thalia)




  3. The Following User Says Thank You to nightscavenger For This Useful Post:

    Ditto (11-25-2018)

  4. #3
    BPnet Veteran Dianne's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-26-2018
    Location
    Virginia
    Posts
    1,298
    Thanks
    3,873
    Thanked 1,606 Times in 907 Posts
    Images: 17

    Re: diy hides?

    Natural items from your yard will work if they haven’t had any chemicals sprayed on them. When I used branches in the past, I thoroughly scrubbed them with dish soap and a stiff bristled brush, but also baked any that fit in the oven at 250F for 30 minutes or so. I really have a thing about bugs...they wig me out...so no bugs in branches allowed. If you go the baking route, do keep an eye on it....no burning the house down.

    If you have a hot glue gun, you can glue small branches together to make a hut or use it to disguise your tupperware with dollar store fake plants. Another idea is coconut shells. I just ordered a pack of coconut shell hides from Amazon (link below) to use with my hatchlings to give them hides with a more snug fit that also had some texture to help with shedding. I know they’ll outgrow these pretty quick, but I’m getting 6 for the price of a couple of plastic hides, do I figure I’ll spend more when they have some size on them.

    https://www.amazon.com/Coconut-Hide-Reptiles-Fish-Pack/dp/B01IQKN6WY/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1543203629&sr=8-6&keywords=coconut+shells+halves
    Other Snakes:
    Hudson 1988 1.0 Colombian rainbow; Yang 2002 1.0 Corn snake; Merlin 2000 1.0 Solomon Island ground boa; Kett 2015 1.0 Diamond Jungle Jaguar carpet python; Dakota 2014 0.0.1 Children’s python

    Ball pythons:
    Eli 1990 1.0 Normal; Buttercup 2015 1.0 Albino; Artemis 2015 0.1 Dragonfly; Orion 2015 1.0 Banana Pinstripe; Button 2018 1.0 Blue Eyed Lucy; Piper 2018 0.1 Piebald; Belle 2018 0.1 Lemonblast; Sabrina 2017 0.1 Mojave; Selene 2017 0.1 Banana Mojave; Loki 2018 1.0 Pastel Mystic Potion; Cuervo 2018 1.0 Banana Piebald; Claude 2017 1.0 Albino Pastel Spider; Penelope 2016 0.1 Lesser

  5. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Dianne For This Useful Post:

    Bogertophis (11-26-2018),Ditto (11-25-2018)

  6. #4
    Registered User
    Join Date
    11-10-2018
    Location
    DFW, TX
    Posts
    113
    Thanks
    19
    Thanked 108 Times in 58 Posts
    Images: 4
    Another idea is to use some broken up flagstone or similar flat rock hot glued in a formation that is stable with a hollow. Again, as everyone has stated, be sure it is chemical and pest free before use, but I've seen many hides that have been done this way and they look amazing

  7. The Following User Says Thank You to RXLReptiles For This Useful Post:

    Ditto (11-26-2018)

  8. #5
    BPnet Veteran
    Join Date
    08-06-2018
    Location
    Pennsylvania
    Posts
    300
    Thanks
    468
    Thanked 185 Times in 107 Posts
    Thank you everyone for your replies! I live in the woods so finding chemical-free sticks and rocks is pretty easy, I've done it before with a few sticks (disinfected in the oven) but I'm not sure why I didn't think of making them into hides lol. Is hot glue okay to use, then?

  9. #6
    BPnet Veteran Dianne's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-26-2018
    Location
    Virginia
    Posts
    1,298
    Thanks
    3,873
    Thanked 1,606 Times in 907 Posts
    Images: 17

    Re: diy hides?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ditto View Post
    Thank you everyone for your replies! I live in the woods so finding chemical-free sticks and rocks is pretty easy, I've done it before with a few sticks (disinfected in the oven) but I'm not sure why I didn't think of making them into hides lol. Is hot glue okay to use, then?
    I’ve used hot glue in the past. If you’re going to be putting the hide under or above a heat source, I’d recommend using the high temperature glue just to make sure everything stays together. I’m probably too paranoid, but better safe than sorry, particularly if using stone.
    Other Snakes:
    Hudson 1988 1.0 Colombian rainbow; Yang 2002 1.0 Corn snake; Merlin 2000 1.0 Solomon Island ground boa; Kett 2015 1.0 Diamond Jungle Jaguar carpet python; Dakota 2014 0.0.1 Children’s python

    Ball pythons:
    Eli 1990 1.0 Normal; Buttercup 2015 1.0 Albino; Artemis 2015 0.1 Dragonfly; Orion 2015 1.0 Banana Pinstripe; Button 2018 1.0 Blue Eyed Lucy; Piper 2018 0.1 Piebald; Belle 2018 0.1 Lemonblast; Sabrina 2017 0.1 Mojave; Selene 2017 0.1 Banana Mojave; Loki 2018 1.0 Pastel Mystic Potion; Cuervo 2018 1.0 Banana Piebald; Claude 2017 1.0 Albino Pastel Spider; Penelope 2016 0.1 Lesser

  10. The Following User Says Thank You to Dianne For This Useful Post:

    Ditto (11-26-2018)

  11. #7
    BPnet Royalty Zincubus's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-22-2011
    Posts
    6,948
    Thanks
    2,510
    Thanked 4,897 Times in 2,992 Posts

    Re: diy hides?

    As already mentioned hot glue is fabulous stuff !!

    I've made some great hides by hot glueing bark pieces together . You can make them to size and look far better than anything you can buy .. imho


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro




  12. The Following User Says Thank You to Zincubus For This Useful Post:

    Ditto (12-02-2018)

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