Homemade hide will it be ok

[jfaria1891]

Take a visit to your local dollar store. Find a pack of 2-3 plastic bowls for $1. Tada!

+1 anything absorbent just leads to bacteria and mold

[snakesRkewl]

If you want a cheap cardboard hide that's throw away-able, use food grade boxes like mac n cheese or noodle boxes, etc. and throw them away weekly.

To be a hide imo it should have only one opening for the snake to have to "protect".

[hypnotixdmp]

Orrrrr just go over to reptile basics and grab you a couple hides from them, super cheap, durable, easy to clean, and they have offset cut outs so the snake can feel comfy as the opening is not directly in the middle!!!!


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[pbr]

This is my current tank setup as u can see there is not much room for a bigger hid on the warm side thats y i was askimg about the tubes cuz it fits perfect on that side and yes i could probably use a smaller water bowel but it helps keep the humidity up

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[Kaorte]

That is a monstrous water bowl.

How big is the snake that is in this enclosure?

[pbr]

Havent weighed her yet but shes snug in both her hides

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[Kaorte]

Kinda hard to tell since there is no scale reference in that picture. She looks pretty small. How snug is snug? My snakes barely fit in their hides, they use them more like hats, lol.

How long have you had her? she looks a little on the thin side.

[pbr]

Shes got a lil room and ive had her for about a month eats good once a week but im going to try to feed her two mice today

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[snakesRkewl]

That is a monstrous water bowl.

How big is the snake that is in this enclosure?

Without a monstrous water bowl tanks have a hard time holding any kind of humidity

And having two identical hides seems about weird, ever seen two identical hides in the wild?
As long as there is good hiding places and a good hide over the hot spot the snake will do fine.

[Kaorte]

Without a monstrous water bowl tanks have a hard time holding any kind of humidity

And having two identical hides seems about weird, ever seen two identical hides in the wild?
As long as there is good hiding places and a good hide over the hot spot the snake will do fine.

No, I agree that a large water bowl is necessary. Just commenting that it is HUUUGE for that tank.

Okay, I'm not trying to get on you about this but the "in the wild" argument is completely invalid. These snakes are not in the wild, they are in our homes. It is up to us to provide the most ideal environment possible for our little guys to ensure their health and safety.

Now, I agree with you about the hides not really needing to be identical. There are many exceptions one can make to the "rules" of keeping ball pythons. Hides are a debated topic. If a snake is eating, pooping, and shedding like they should without two identical hides, chances are that changing to identical hides won't really do anything. But there are a lot of ball pythons that benefit from identical hides. Especially in a glass tank.

Lol, sorry didn't mean to go on a rant just then. It just really grinds my gears when I hear this "well in the wild it isn't like that" stuff because it does not make for a valid argument.

tl:dr My ball pythons are in my living room, not in the wild. Yeah they don't really need identical hides, but some benefit from it.