"Snakes like to hide and if you put the hide in a place that is not optimal they may choose to stay hidden even when temps are not optimal".





I agree 100%. That's why I provide 2 hides, one at the warm end and one at the cool end, with the water bowl between them. Up until two years ago I thought I was doing something wrong because I had never seen any of my snakes in the water bowl. Now I'm convinced that if a range of suitable temperatures are provided with multiple hides they will use the hides instead of the water bowl. My adults also can hide under the newspaper any where in their cage. I might add that I don't provide hides for the babies any more, they were usualy under the paper towels anyway.

The only reason I was thinking about making my hides harder to move, is because, at times the hide at the warm end gets pushed off of the heat. It doesn't happen very often, but during gestation it's not something I want.



Dan

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• Another litter! - DanL, Tue Sep 30 19:33:08 2008
• RE: Another litter! - run26neys, Tue Sep 30 20:05:18 2008
• RE: Another litter! - DanL, Wed Oct 1 16:42:35 2008
• RE: Another litter! - rainbowsrus, Tue Sep 30 20:27:42 2008
• Hey Dan.... - rainbowsrus, Wed Oct 1 11:27:20 2008
• RE: Hey Dan.... - DanL, Wed Oct 1 17:16:54 2008
• brick on top of their hides .... - FRoberts, Wed Oct 1 19:31:26 2008
• Frank is right .... - Jeff Clark, Wed Oct 1 20:03:09 2008
• maybe.... - FRoberts, Wed Oct 1 20:12:29 2008
• why interfere LOL n/p - FRoberts, Wed Oct 1 20:13:25 2008
• I will ask them about it. n/p - Jeff Clark, Wed Oct 1 21:29:21 2008
• still talking to them I see... n/p - FRoberts, Thu Oct 2 13:35:57 2008
• RE: brick on top of their hides .... - DanL, Wed Oct 1 22:42:53 2008
• RE: brick on top of their hides .... - olstyn, Thu Oct 2 00:24:59 2008
• Meant that to say 8 male, 5 female, n/p - olstyn, Thu Oct 2 00:26:42 2008
• RE: brick on top of their hides .... - DanL, Thu Oct 2 10:53:27 2008
• RE: brick on top of their hides .... - rainbowsrus, Thu Oct 2 12:01:17 2008
• I find it hard to believe the duration . - FRoberts, Thu Oct 2 13:44:53 2008
• RE: I find it hard to believe the duration . - FRoberts, Thu Oct 2 14:01:38 2008
• also I like to add... - FRoberts, Thu Oct 2 14:12:37 2008
• RE: I find it hard to believe the duration . - rainbowsrus, Thu Oct 2 15:03:35 2008
• RE: I find it hard to believe the duration . - DanL, Thu Oct 2 18:41:24 2008
• I was kidding about them moving their .. - FRoberts, Thu Oct 2 13:34:20 2008
• Not to mention..... - rainbowsrus, Thu Oct 2 15:08:16 2008
• very good point n/p - FRoberts, Thu Oct 2 15:10:09 2008
• RE: Not to mention..... - DanL, Thu Oct 2 18:25:02 2008
• RE: I was kidding about them moving their .. - DanL, Thu Oct 2 18:22:08 2008
• RE: I was kidding about them moving their .. - rainbowsrus, Thu Oct 2 19:41:15 2008
• RE: I was kidding about them moving their .. - DanL, Thu Oct 2 20:09:29 2008
• Great Litter! Congrats! n/p - Jeff Clark, Wed Oct 1 08:38:17 2008
• very nice congrats n/p - FRoberts, Wed Oct 1 19:27:39 2008