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Old 12-Nov-07, 05:54 PM
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Hides!

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just wondering what people use for hides?
any nice little neat ideads?
preferably something I can make cheap
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Old 12-Nov-07, 05:56 PM
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I'm stingy, most of mine get appropriately sized cardboard boxes :-)

Some of them have 'hide rocks,' however.
 
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Old 12-Nov-07, 06:00 PM
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plastic saucer things that go undr pot plants.
just cut a small section in to let it enter
 
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bark, rocks, hollows or bought hides
 
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Old 12-Nov-07, 06:11 PM
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yeah i just use like cardboard boxes or an icecream container or somthing as long as they can hide i dont think they mind what its made from and im budget lol
 
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hey
just wondering what people use for hides?
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You mean us personally or our reptiles?
 
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Old 12-Nov-07, 06:26 PM
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Terracotta pots/saucers. They come in all shapes and sizes and you just use a file to carve out an entrance. They're cosy and they hold the heat. My animals love them.
 
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PVC pipes .
 
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Old 12-Nov-07, 07:47 PM
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Upside down birds nest boxes
 
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Old 12-Nov-07, 07:55 PM
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anything i can use that the snakes will hide in ice cream containers mostly, i just cut them to different heights to suit the snake
 
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I'v bought a hide, but to start off with I'm gonna use a cardboard box
 
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Sometimes I use the lid of a 6-pack egg carton.
 
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Old 12-Nov-07, 08:06 PM
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For our baby maccie, we use a light globe box with a little hole cut out so he can enter.
 
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Old 12-Nov-07, 08:07 PM
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My Antaresia love their ice cream containers.
 
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hollowed out logs.....drift wood logs from pet shops....
 
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