new hide ideas? - Page 2

macandchz · 07-06-16, 05:01 PM

oh, i love the one made from a bowl! how did you cut the hole and make the edges smooth? i'd have to find someone around here to cut it. there's no place for tools in an apartment. and a do-it yourselfer, i'm not! all the ideas have been super!

Ian of Oldham · 07-07-16, 12:39 AM

Use a small axe saw and then just rub the sides with some sandpaper. you can then put your own decoration onto it. most of my snake love them and you can turn them up during shed and put water in it.

Jim Smith · 07-07-16, 07:33 AM

macandchz, I use a hole saw which makes it very easy to do. What kind of snake(s) do you have (if you don't mind me asking)?

macandchz · 07-07-16, 09:22 AM

jim-i have a year and a half old albino ball python. that's where the macandchz name comes from. i can't post pictures but if you look at the gallery you'll see him and my set-up.

Ian of Oldham · 07-07-16, 03:34 PM

Did you get the Bowl and if so have you converted it I have a two year old B. P and she loves the sweet tub,

mysticmoon · 07-07-16, 06:16 PM

I went to Walmart and bought three plastic bowls for 88 cents each. I used one as a water bowl and the other two I cut holes in by heating up a knife on the stove. Not the most natural looking hides but they'll do.

I really love the way that wooden bowl looks! I'll have to keep my eye out for those lol.

Ian of Oldham · 07-08-16, 12:32 AM

They don't have to look that way, you can put tree and plant around them. Just deck them out

macandchz · 07-08-16, 01:39 PM

all of you really have great ideas. thanks for replying.

jpsteele80 · 07-08-16, 01:46 PM

Nice idea jim, might use this idea for my smaller snakes. That's why i love this place there are always good ideas floating around.

richardhind · 07-09-16, 01:41 AM

i work in a garden centre in the uk so ive used a broken half pot( sanded at the edges) and a half crate this acts as a hide and a shelf.my albino boa loves them

macandchz · 07-11-16, 08:08 AM

richardhind-great minds must think alike! went to a snake rally yesterday and bought a flower pot cut in a half. the guy said it would make a great hide and the hole is big enough that mac won't scrape the top. yours is prettier though, but i'll dress mine up.