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Id like to see you guys Hide Boxes and Racks. Just for furture reference, and ideas. (Some homeade would be nice.)
Any ideas, pictures, or comments would be much appriciated.
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Josh Molone

I'll likely be making a new hatchling rack in the next few days. I'll try to take some pictures of the process.

Oh and as for hide boxes I just use cardboard boxes. Nice and dark and my snakes love em.

Alright, thanks! I don't have very many BPs yet, but space is getting a little tight and I think racks would be nicer.
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Got Balls?
Josh Molone

I used boxes for hides too for a while. I have a small collection (comparatively speaking) so have since switched to store bought snake caves. But the boxes worked great until I could buy caves for everyone. I found some cheap boxes online from a shipping kind of company and just ordered a bunch. It ended up costing $1 per box and each box made two hides. So didn't feel bad to just toss them if they got soiled. The photo is of Bella who was about 3000 grams here and fit comfortably enough in the box hide.

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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 High Contrast Albino (Princess Buttercup)
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)
0.1 Pinstripe (Arwen)
1.0 Pewter (Salazar)
0.1 Bumble Bee (Alice)
0.1 Lemonblast (Luna)
0.1 Blond Pastel (Katie)
1.0 Bell Pastel (Jasper)
0.1 African Dinker (Esme)
0.0.9 Eggs in the incubator (Edward x Bella)

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 het Anery (Ginny)
0.1 Anery Lav (Lucy)
0.1 Plasma (Victoria)
0.1 Opal (Jewel)
0.0.23 Eggs in the incubator (Romeo x Juliet)
0.0.18 Eggs in the incubator (Tumnus x Lucy)

Hogs
1.0 Albino Western (Hogwarts)
0.1 het Albino Western (Hufflepuff)
0.1 Tri Color (Molly)

For hatchlings, I get the clear plastic plant saucers from Lowes for like 38 cents, paint them black, cut a semicircle in the side, and put it in. For adults, I use pretty much any appropriately sized plastic container, like plastic bowls turned over.
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>>Id like to see you guys Hide Boxes and Racks. Just for furture reference, and ideas. (Some homeade would be nice.)
>>Any ideas, pictures, or comments would be much appriciated.
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>>Got Balls?
>>Josh Molone

I like for stuff to match,so i went ahead and got a few of these to go with the racks i got from them too.
www.reptilebasics.com/hide-boxes/
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Charles Glaspie
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those hide boxes are great.. simple to clean and not too terribly expensive.
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This is courage.. to bear unflinching what heaven sends. -unknown

1.0 Basset Hound (Capone)
1.1 cats (San Quinton and Gracie)

My rack. Plan on building another one soon, possible twice as wide.
Link

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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)

I have a rock and plastic hand-saw which can make a hide out of almost any container - a very dangerous tool but really useful if you find a specific box/container that works just right for all your snakes.

If by chance you have access to one or something similar you could make the perfect size hide for your snakes using anything from garbage cans, thick plastic mop buckets, terra-cotta clay pots (which are porus which is why I dont like them...too much humidity) but are still good.
I purchased a small plastic (rectangular) oil pan from canadian tire's auto department and sawed out an entrance hole. Its low to the ground, completely black and easy to clean. Great for an adult hide box.