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the 9" pie trays cost me big time and lost some important yearlings. after drilling more holes, ive assumed they are habitable. i found some w/ few hole (barely punctured)"clam shell"
So w/ more ventilation 12 new 1/4 holes combined w/ the 12 1/8 " the 9" winn dixie paper plate fits perfect in the bottom. stick a fork in me im DONE. heres a pic........L8r Chris

I can't stand pie trays even for display. They are not user friendly because the lids are to difficult to get off and on.

i does require some body english to open the lids forearm and fingers. one thing that worries me is they are so loud!Drum LOUD w/ POP.CRACK,SNAP poor snake!
Rainer what do you keep yearlings in. with all your projects You Da Man with a plan.Chris

as you can see (besides the fact i have nothing better to do today) what I think of pie trays.

I bought these on sale at Kroger for 5 for .99. The fit three in a row on my shelves. Napkins fit in nicely.

When they get to yearling size I transfer them into these:

i use the zip loc rectanges to grow out hatchlings.
what do you think of pine shavings compared to aspen? Chris

I don't use pine shavings or aspen for neonates. To easy for them to have compaction problems at that smaller size. Thats why I use napkins or paper towels.

A far as adult snakes I use the pine shavings for 25 years with no problems and it a lot cheaper than aspen. I pay $4.00 a bale for pine. However if money was not an issue I would use aspen.