PVC pipe + shredded aspen =

[kdreptiles]

A great snake den!

I have since improved upon this, putting the aspen level up near that first set of holes, and making the larger entryway facing the end of the tub a top-entry burrow.

[kitedemon]

If I may, I'd recommend cutting it in half so the bottom is open if you have not already a snake caught in a tube and unable to get out presents a difficult problem. Personally I do not like closed holes that a snake can fit in.

[kdreptiles]

Kitedemon,

Thanks for your concern, but the PVC pipe I am using is 4.5" in diameter. Even if my gopher were to curl up tightly he wouldn't take all of the vertical space inside.

[eskye]

Hah! I do this for my corns with paper towel tubes. I never saw anything on it, but basically all my reptiles love hanging out in the tubes. I guess we're of the same mind. I had figured putting it under aspen would make it look like a natural burrow to them. I guess I was right, because they always use them.

[loonunit]

Yeah, I use 4.5" cardboard tubes for my ball pythons, and I've been considering switching over to PVC so I can wash dirty tubes instead of having to discard them. They LOVE tubes. Any diameter below 3" is a problem, because the ball pythons are strong enough that they can wedge themselves in there so snugly that I can't get them out. But 4.5" diameter tubes are too large for them to try that trick. They still like 4.5" tubes, but I can always push them out if I need to.

[3skulls]

That's a pretty cool idea.


One long hide, from the warm side to the cool side.

[kitedemon]

That is good news, a good friend is an RVT and has a number of stuck snake stories.