I dunno....I'm not really sure what you mean about a plastic cup from McD's. And I don't know what kinds of hides you're using now, so it's hard to say what would or wouldn't be better.


Really, anything from around the house that meets these requirements:

--small enough for the snake to sqeeeeze into
--plastic or some other washable material
--has an entrance opening, or you're able to cut one in it
--able to be lifted straight off the snake from above when he's in there
--something opaque

Plastic bowls turned upside down.
Sour cream or small butter tubs.
Old tupperware containers that aren't clear
Plastic drainage plates for flower-pots. (you can see one in my "2 hides" thread)...usually run about 50-75 cents from Wal Mart

There's LOTS of things you can use. Just pick something and give it a try. Make two identical ones (at least) and then set them in the snake's home....and then give him/her a good week or more to figure them out and decide if he likes them or not. Chances are he will.

They don't have to be heavy. I weighed down that one bowl with rocks because I wanted it to be just like her water bowl (as much as I could make it w/o water in it)....but she likes the little plastic flower-pot plate as well...and it doesn't weigh anything at all.