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    Shirts for hides???

    I used to have like 10-15 ball pythons at any given time (6 or so yrs ago) and I always used an old shirt or something simillar for them to hide in, and besides it helped them peel off the shed (at least that was my justification), does anyone else do this or is this considered bad or something? Just would like some opiniones.

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    Re: Shirts for hides???

    The fabric would be a haven for mold and bacteria unless the shirts were washed and replaced OFTEN.

    Plastic, ceramic, etc are much more sanitary.

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    Re: Shirts for hides???

    Talk about a very aesthetic approach.

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    Re: Shirts for hides???

    Hmmm, I never had a problem with it... Oh well, I dont think I will be using them anymore... Just was a way to use old clothes in the past.

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    Re: Shirts for hides???

    Quote Originally Posted by illliterate02
    Hmmm, I never had a problem with it... Oh well, I dont think I will be using them anymore... Just was a way to use old clothes in the past.
    I have old clothes too, I'm still wearing them! LOL
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    Re: Shirts for hides???

    Man I am talkin about when I was a teenager and I was hitting growth spurts and I would outgrow them within a year or so. I just wanted others opinions on this and I got a few... Thanks

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    Re: Shirts for hides???

    I wash my plastic hides on a weekly basis...so if you washed all of the "shirts" that often I don't think it would be much of a problem. My old roommates used a shirt for their ball python and somehow it moved the shirt all over the cage, where it wanted to hide. They didn't wash the shirt anywhere near enough, but the snake seemed to choose that over the other hides that were in there.

    Not my style or preference, but to each their own. I don't know how I'd feel about putting a shirt with urates and snake doo-doo in my washing machine.......
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    Re: Shirts for hides???

    Quote Originally Posted by elevatethis
    I don't know how I'd feel about putting a shirt with urates and snake doo-doo in my washing machine.......
    Hahaha....potty-train some stubborn toddlers and you'll get over that real quick!
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    Re: Shirts for hides???

    Doo-doo! Thats a funny word! It doesn’t take much to amuse me. (Sorry I have ADD)...
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