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I have seen these nice plastic hides that some people use. I saw some at a show, but had already spent my money, and did not think to ask where they came from. They came in three in three sizes, they are black, rectangular and had a little entry way.

If anyone knows of a good online source for something that fits that description, let me know.

Thanks
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Ball Pythons:
1.2 Normal
1.2 Pastel
0.1 Black Pastel
2.0 Het Orange Ghost
0.1 Orange Ghost
0.2 50% Het Orange ghost
1.3 Mojave
1.2 Spider
1.1 Albino
0.1 Het Albino
1.0 Piebald
0.1 Double het, Albino Pied

Other:
0.1 Irian Jaya x Jungle Carpet python
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
1.0 Tiger Retic
1.1 Burmese Pythons
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boas
2.5 Corn Snakes
1.0 American Alligator
1.0 Savannah Monitor
0.0.1 Argus Monitor
1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1 Brown Basilisk
0.1 Ambanja Panther Chameleons
3.4 Crested Gecko
0.1 Sulcata Tortoise
1.1.1 Sugar Gliders
1.1 Puppies

Reptile Basics, great hides, google it and it will come up...
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06
0.2 h albino
07
0.1 dh snow
0.2 leticia
1.1 triple het
0.1 albino h snow
08
2.1 hypo hog
0.1 sunset
1.0 ghost
0.1 arabesque dh stripe alb
1.1 h type 2 anery
0.1 pastel motley
0.1 leticia
1.0 hypo ph bloody sharp
0.2 ph bloody sharp
1.0 h blood
0.1 sunglow poss super
1.2 anery h snow
0.2 albino h snow
1.1 50% guyana h albino
0.1 triple het
0.1 ghost h albino
1.0 jungle h anery ph albino
0.1 pastel het albino
09
1.1 dh blizzard
0.1 h albino
0.1 jungle h albino
1.0 motley h albino ph snow
1.0 albino h snow
1.0 anery h snow
1.1 hypo dh stripe albino
and 25 balls

What I'm going to do is buy a few cat litter pans, turn them upside down and cut an opening. You have yourself a cheap hide box lol! I've done this before at it worked out great. The reptile basics hides look pretty nice too though.
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Rachel Squier
"The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life." -Leo Tolstoy

That's a really good idea! I had trouble finding actual snake hides/caves big enough for my adult females that weren't too tall to fit in my CB70 rack. Seemed all the ones I found that were wide and long enough were too tall. I bought some boxes and cut them to size which is working for now, but I like the litter pan idea and will see if I can find some that would fit in my rack.

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Have you been hugged by your snake today?

Ball Pythons
1.1 het Caramel Albino (Edward & Bella)
0.1 poss het Caramel Albino (Rosalie)
0.1 Caramel Albino (Bellatrix)
0.1 Pastel Orange Ghost (Nagini)
1.0 Butterscotch Ghost (Nick)
0.1 Spider poss het Butterscotch Ghost(Nymphadora)
1.1 Mojave (Lucius & Renesme)
0.1 Pastel Lesser (Narcissa)
1.0 Pewter (Salazar)
0.1 Bumble Bee (Alice)
0.1 Lemonblast (Luna)
1.0 Pinstripe (Jacob)
1.0 Bell Pastel (Jasper)
0.1 African Dinker (Esme)

Corns
1.1 het Amel, Anery, Charcoal, Bloodred (Romeo & Juliet)
1.0 Blizzard het Bloodred poss het Anery Lav (Tumnus)
0.1 Granite (Ravenclaw)
0.1 Fire (Jewel)
0.1 Fire het Anery (Ginny)
0.1 Anery Lav (Lucy)
0.1 Plasma
0.1 Ultramel Charcoal (Victoria)

Western Hogs
1.0 Albino (Hogwarts)
0.1 het Albino (Hufflepuff)

Only problem I've noticed with cat boxes is sometimes feces and shed get into the rim...
it's annoying.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

My brother used to live with my wife and me and he used to drink those "weight gain power shakes" - anyways - I used to cut those down to size and use them as hides. They worked great.

Otherwise, plastic ice cream pails (during any of the holidays you can buy colored, opaque pails at any Walmart or Kmart - otherwise, if clear is okay with you - eat lots of ice cream). I don't have a problem with clear hides because my racks have opaque sides.

I know many people use the clay pot bottoms, but I prefer the plastic ones. They come in many sizes and depths and are cheap and easy to clean. Plus, cutting the hole to the right size is easier than trying to crack the perfect entrance hole with a hammer.

Margarine, Cool-Whip, and other empty food containers also work great. The grocery store is a far better (and more economical) place to find hides than any pet store - just keep your eyes open. Remember, your pets care more about function than they do decoration - nothing has to look pretty unless you want it that way.
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"...I say 'apparently' because despite all our progress she is not at all a tame or handle-able snake and gettting her from that cage would re-start a war.. and we've had a good armistice for several months now."-Gus Rentfro - I love this quote!

Hi It sounds like your talking about reptile basics they have a great selection of hides easy to clean and durable. Rich is a great guy to order from, I deffinetly reccomend them. Just google reptile basic and check out his site.
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1.1 Spider
0.2 Pastel
0.1 Pastel het clown
0.1 Pastel het ghost
0.1 Mojave het ghost
1.0 Mojave
0.1 Lesser
1.0 Lemon blast
0.1 Fire
1.0 Cinnamon het clown
1.0 Pin het albino
0.1 Albino

For small animals, I go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy those clear plastic trays that sit under flower pots (6inch size). They cost less than a dollar each. I cout an appropriate sized hole, then paint it black. Then I let it sit for a week so there is no chance of any fumes being left before I put it in the cage. For larger animals, I use the same process but with the clear plastic deli style shipping containers.
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Snakes:
1.1 gray banded kingsnake
1.1 california kingsnake
1.1 kenyan sand boa
1.1 western hognose snake
0.1 albino checkered garter
1.0 florida blue garter
1.1 het anery red sided garter
1.1 reverse oketee corn snake
1.1 blood red corn snake
0.1 amel striped corn
1.0 amel 66% het striped corn
1.1 het albino ball python
1.1 het ghost ball python
0.1 spider ball python
1.0 pastel ball python
1.1 mojave ball python
1.0 butter ball python
0.1 ringer ball python
1.0 African dinker ball python
0.3 normal ball python
1.0 piebald ball python
0.1 het piebald ball python
0.1 Genetic Stripe Ball Python
1.0 Het Genetic Stripe Ball Python
0.1 Mystic Ball Python

Turtles
1-eastern box turtle
2-spotted turtle
2-eastern/midland painted turtle intergrade
1.0-common musk turtle
1-Pink bellied sideneck
6-Northern red belly

Invertebrates
0.1 southern black widow
1-Tanzanian Giant Tailless whipscorpion

Amphibians
0.1 Ornate Horned Frog

Birds:
1.1 red avadavit
2-blue breasted cordon blue
1.1-black cheeked waxbill
0.1-star finch
1.0-Java rice sparrow
2.0-owl finch
1.0-hybrid munia
0.1-White bellied caique

Fish
2-corydoras cats
1-African upside down cat

normal stuff
0.1 black lab