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    Lightbulb Noodle's new toy

    Thanks to Bogertophis for this idea! Noodle has always been a climber and one of her favorite things to do as a baby was to curl herself up amongst the artificial leaves of her enclosure. She's too heavy to do that now. So Bogertrophis had shared about putting baskets high up in the rat snake cages. I looked for a couple of weeks for a suitable basket and finally just cut a hole in a cardboard box and stuck it up there. I put some pieces of paper towel in there to make it more cozy. Well Noodle loves it!


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    That looks good...except:

    I wouldn't leave that tape in there. Tape + reptiles = very dangerous!!

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    Re: Noodle's new toy

    Oh yes! I forgot about the tape thank you
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    Re: Noodle's new toy

    Quote Originally Posted by craigafrechette View Post
    That looks good...except:

    I wouldn't leave that tape in there. Tape + reptiles = very dangerous!!
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    Ha, she looks like a very happy camper! Most rat snakes just love to climb & hang out in high places...guess they feel safer, and maybe to catch birds too?

    Anything we can add to their cages like this is "enrichment" & gives them more opportunity to do what they'd do in the wild, plus it makes them more fun to
    watch. We have a number of great thrift stores around my town, & they've always got a great selection of baskets for CHEAP $. Some of the ones I got had
    handles that got in the way for where I wanted to install them, so I just cut the handles off... I use short pieces of coated & fairly stiff wire to attach them
    in their cages (to the branches), & they can easily be removed & re-positioned any time I want to. Zip ties work well too, but then you have to cut them off &
    use new ones.

    Nothing wrong with using clean boxes for snakes either...I do that often for certain snakes that need some custom 'furniture'. And you KNOW it's a hit when
    you see them using your new ideas... These kind of changes might stress some snakes (like BPs?) but rat snakes are active hunters, I think it really gives
    them something to do & has a positive benefit. They learn by exploring & get more confident too.

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    omg i need to do this for my corn! i got him a little hammock a long time ago and he's always up there but it usually loses suction and falls.

    i think he'd love this!
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    Okay I found a new box that had less tape, removed it, and just closed it by folding the flaps over each other, cut a hole, and she's in it right now. :-)

    I'll keep an eye out for baskets, but so far I have not found anything that's the right size.
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    Re: Noodle's new toy

    Quote Originally Posted by FollowTheSun View Post
    Okay I found a new box that had less tape, removed it, and just closed it by folding the flaps over each other, cut a hole, and she's in it right now. :-)

    I'll keep an eye out for baskets, but so far I have not found anything that's the right size.
    It's funny how fast they decide they love & accept "this new thing" to hide in...you got the "seal of approval" pretty fast. (boxes are fine too)

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    I've used short sections of PVC pipe as suspended hides. The snakes like them and they're easy to clean.

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    BTW, open-ended cardboard tubes work also, you just have to attach them to something. Like the rolls that come out of gift-wrap. It's good for snakes to have
    things to explore...it's like snakey-pre-school. (if your snake is more terrestrial, they work just as well in the substrate too)
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