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just wondering if it's ok to make a hide out of sculpey. for those of you who dont know, sculpey is an oven-bake clay
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Matt W.
"Judge me all you want...just don't share the verdict"

I tried to do the same thing for a terrarium I was building about six years ago. So, speaking from experience... don't waste your time or money. I used Sculpey and the end result was not something to brag about.

The hide looked okay but the functionality of the thing was next to none. The clay stays semi-flexible even after curing and the slightest amount of humidity causes the stuff to crumble apart.

Don't bother. Head over to the Cage Building forum and ask those guys about the proper materials for this project.

Thats it's probably porous, therefore hard to clean and impossible to sanitize.
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Louis Kirkland
Cornerstone Reptiles

I made hides for some of my snakes out of old boxes
they are free and I can make them as low as I want and can cut the door to be on a side that works better with the set up inside the cage.

if they get old I just cut a new one
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Misty Sprouse Ball Pythons

Cut a plastic coffee container in half.

thanks i've already got some of those black plastic hides that you buy at the store i've been using them for a few years. i just wanted to make something nice and i think they make sealants for sculpey so i might give it a try
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Matt W.
"Judge me all you want...just don't share the verdict"