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Thanx.

Cardboard boxes for larger animals. I use shoe boxes cut in half for younger animals.

Soda boxes, macoroni and cheese boxes.........look through the pantry, there is a treasure of hides in there, just gotta get the food out of those hides. I never throw away a box that could be a hide, I usually break them down flat and store them. Then when I need another hide I can just grab one and use the stapler to make it hold its shape again. For smaller snakes just tear a large box into two or three, and use the stapler to adapt it into a nice tight disposable hide. The snake really doesn't care if it is perfectly square when your done, just that it's nice and tight.

Good luck

Exactly...I do the same thing. A couple of my larger snakes are using a cut down Samual Adams 12 pack box!! LOL

Sorry, I don't have the time to post a pic, but I use small and medium plastic cat litter pans. They are shallow and work VERY well for me! I simply turn the pan upside down, use a soldering gun to melt a hole in one end and place in the FB tray. The Ball Pythons love them because they are low and secure. I buy them from a friend with a pet store, but I know that Pet Smart and Pet Supermarket both stock them. Hope that helps some.

Matt

One of my current favorites for snake hides are the plastic saucers for flower pots. The garden department at Home Depot usually has a wide selection of sizes and they come in orange, green and white. They’re cheap, reasonably durable, easy to cut with snips or a utility knife, and best of all, very low profile – most sizes are two to three inches high.. Snakes usually take to them right away. Duraco, the brand widely available in the Midwest, also makes a rectangular planter tray in various sizes. I use one that’s approximately 23”L x 6”W x 1-1/2”H as a kind of simulated burrow in some cages.