custom made hides

[jasonmcgilvrey83]

Im going to be making some custom hides. Hwo here has some u made? I would love to see them. Ill post mine once thier finished. My son wants to help make his snake a hide with the snakes name on it. Lol. Cant wait to see what u guys made.

[Mike41793]

What are you planning on making them out of?

[BumbleB]

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...tic-quot-Hides

[jasonmcgilvrey83]

Either foam or the flour and salt mix one i saw on a forum here. Just looking for ideas so that's why i wanted to see some home made ones
lol

[Pythonfriend]

with foam, you mean that industrial stuff that expands and then solidifies? may work, but it may turn out to be hard to clean.

im not convinced of the salt and flour homemade clay stuff, its a bit like baking a very salty and hard cake and then covering it with so much paint that its waterproof. and the problem i see is that on its own, its not waterproof at all, it can attract humidity due to the salt and it can dissolve in water.

my approach would be to work with stone and a hot glue gun, or with stone and silicone. basically get stones with flat surfaces, something like shale that can be split and that comes in layers with smooth surfaces could work well.

or work with REAL clay ceramics. the stuff you dont bake in an oven, but that you burn in a furnace. sounds intimidating, but its actually quite easy to work with. you put the clay into the desired shape, let it dry, and have someone burn it properly. then you can apply glaze and burn it again, for a smooth and waterproof finish that is basically like glass. the materials are cheap, you just need access to a furnace. some schools and colleges have one, and if you manage to do a pottery course somewhere or manage to get in touch with other people that work with the material you will get your access.

[jasonmcgilvrey83]

Ok. Thanks

[JoshR324]

I wouldn't call mine custom made, but I go buy solid color Tupperware (2 for $1) at the dollar tree and cut an entrance out of either the side or the top. Then melt the cut out a bit to make it smooth. I can't say they're really pretty, but at 50 cents each I can't complain.


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[NYHC4LIFE8899]

I wouldn't call mine custom made, but I go buy solid color Tupperware (2 for $1) at the dollar tree and cut an entrance out of either the side or the top. Then melt the cut out a bit to make it smooth. I can't say they're really pretty, but at 50 cents each I can't complain.


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Lol,hey man,what works works but I don't think that's what he is talking about

op there is a link on here I think in the DIY section on making hides and painting them etc...it's a flour mix. Thg hides come out looking great when finally complete.

[jasonmcgilvrey83]

I want to make it an art project my son and i can do. He's 6 so it can't be to complex.

[Pythonfriend]

oh, for a 6 year old, i would definitively look into getting the right kind of stone in the right shapes and hack something together with silicone or hot glue.