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23-Aug-07, 10:45 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: in the bushes Gender:  | | |
what does everyone use for hide? for my pythons i use light globe boxes with holes cut out and i use pvc pipes for beardys and blueys |
24-Aug-07, 12:09 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: typical melbourne Gender: | | | | i buy mine but you can cut and paint a ice cream tub (4 litre) would be fine depends on what you are housing
i made to start of |
24-Aug-07, 12:40 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 18  | | | | For my hatchy bredli I also use light bulb boxes and any other small cardboard box I come across, and toilet rolls. But when he moves into his permanent home I'll probably give him something more natural. |
24-Aug-07, 05:27 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: Northern Territory | | | | PVC pipes (various sizes) cut in half length ways (two for the price of one) - works well |
24-Aug-07, 07:48 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Age: 34 | | | | Mine get birthday gift boxes - they look pretty and still cheap to replace when they dirty them.
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24-Aug-07, 08:08 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: queensland | | | | We have found the ceramic pots are excellent,they hold the warmth and give the snakes a nice hide as well.We just drill out the drain hole bigger to suit the snake.
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24-Aug-07, 08:59 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Bush Age: 36 | | | | My son made hides out of coconuts...........
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24-Aug-07, 09:01 AM
|  | LEHOOO ZE HURRRR ^_^ Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: herpin on the gold coast ;D Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bedrocke  My son made hides out of coconuts........... |  all i can say! great idea 
regards,
Nat 
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24-Aug-07, 09:05 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Bush Age: 36 | | | | yeh it is he got the idea from a pet shop they were charging $7 for them.
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24-Aug-07, 09:08 AM
|  | Moorebank Reptiles Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14 | | | | bedrocke, i am now stealing that idea
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24-Aug-07, 09:09 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Age: 34 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bedrocke yeh it is he got the idea from a pet shop they were charging $7 for them. | How big was the coconut shell? I know they aren't cheap to buy, even for the pet shop. I have little ones intended for hermit crabs that I sell for $6. I just can't put any more $$$ on them or it will make them too dear, and we're not making 100% mark up on them.
I've actually had customers come back and say they stink after a while. What about the ones you use for your hide? Any comments about them (other than the price )?
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24-Aug-07, 09:22 AM
| | LEHOOO ZE HURRRR ^_^ Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: herpin on the gold coast ;D Gender: | | | well for my hide, (since my darlings a small fella) i cut the ends off the tissue box when the box is finished! walah! perfect hide for george. (For now of course) after i get my large enclosure set up, ill change it to something more exotic looking, or just a flowerpot base tipped upside down, with a small entrance cut out of it! well thats my say
regards,
Nat
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24-Aug-07, 09:44 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Sydney NSW Gender: | | | Various sized plastic flowerpot bases upside down with a small entrance cut out of it.
Decor plastic lunchboxes with entrance hole cut out of it.
Ice cream containers with entrance holes cut out of it.
Commercially available plastic hides (see pic)
Plastic tubs (various sizes) turned upside down with entrance hole cut out of it.
All the above can be easily washed, cleaned and disinfected. 
pic from http://www.happyreptile.com.au/defau...cts&category=9
but I bought mine from Shanes Aussie Reptiles. |
24-Aug-07, 10:10 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Up the Ral Ral Creek. S.A. | | | | We buy Liptons Teabags in a big box of 300, so I keep them for hides when empty. They are made of very strong cardboard. Cheers Cheryl
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24-Aug-07, 10:15 AM
|  | =^.^= Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Northern NSW Gender: | | | | my beardie has a hollow log but have never seen him in it lol spotted him last night squished up beside a pot plant i have in his enclosure... he isnt much of a hider tho
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