Why do the two hides need to be identical?

[jgauger]

I have three hides in my tank. Its a 20L and my guy just a youngin. I know the half logs are not recomended at all, but I didnt know that when I got them...and they were recomended to me at petsmart. Ugh!!! I have 2 of them and one hide is a ceramic hollow bonsai tree. One half log is small and the other one is bigger. The two half logs are on the warm side, the bigger one is set up more to fill space, but he could get in it if he wanted. The bonsai tree is on the cooler side. He spends all of his time in the small half log, did spend the first day in the bigger half log. he has not gone in the bosai in the time I've had him, though he has climbed his branch up to the top of the tree and layed there a few nights. Anyways, sorry for the long post. Is this ok or do I need to ditch the half logs, and maybe get two other identical hides since he is obviously not interested in the tree? He ate woderfully and seems happy, athough he hasnt left his small log since he ate.

[Thor26]

snakes will choose security over temps so he probably isnt thermoregulating hope this helps. =]

[jgauger]

So ditch them? Get two different ones? One different one? Rearange for now? What should I do? I just want everything to be perfect. (haha, never will)

[Pandora]

So ditch them? Get two different ones? One different one? Rearange for now? What should I do? I just want everything to be perfect. (haha, never will)

Ditch both the log hides. Get two IDENTICAL hides and put one on the cold side, and one on the warm side. Like was mentioned above, the snake will pick security over temperature. If you have two identical ones, it can pick based on temp and not security. Make sense? So if the smaller hide is on the cold side, it will go to that hide even though it wants to be warm. Two identical hides just ensures that the only thing they have to decide is whether to be hot or cold (thermo regulating) rather than whether it wants to be more or less safe. Just get two identical hides. lol
Hope this helps
Good luck

[icygirl]

So ditch them? Get two different ones? One different one? Rearange for now? What should I do? I just want everything to be perfect. (haha, never will)

You want to get two of the same exact hide. I also recommend getting something where he can be enclosed and feel secure. For example, I just recently ordered a couple of these type of hides for my new ball. Pet stores also carry ones that look more like a hollowed out rock, and those work fine as well.

[icygirl]

Ditch both the log hides. Get two IDENTICAL hides and put one on the cold side, and one on the warm side. Like was mentioned above, the snake will pick security over temperature. If you have two identical ones, it can pick based on temp and not security. Make sense? So if the smaller hide is on the cold side, it will go to that hide even though it wants to be warm. Two identical hides just ensures that the only thing they have to decide is whether to be hot or cold (thermo regulating) rather than whether it wants to be more or less safe. Just get two identical hides. lol
Hope this helps
Good luck

Whoops, you beat me to it

[Thor26]

or dolar store bowls cut out with a soldering iron lol

[jgauger]

Ok thank you guys. Next question...he's 3 months old, what size hides?

[Adam_Wysocki]

Ok thank you guys. Next question...he's 3 months old, what size hides?

small enough so that only the snake can fit inside ... if you can fit the snake and a nickle in there ... it's too big! (or as close as you can get to that).

They love it tight!

-adam

[Pandora]

Ok thank you guys. Next question...he's 3 months old, what size hides?

Just enough to fit them curled into a ball. I have a 3 month old and this is the one I got her http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/reptile_cave.php in the medium size which is the second one from the left. You want it them to fit into it and have a bit of space but not too much. Think security. As they get older you'll obviously have to upgrade but that one should last the next few months.