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[bassteck76]

3 of the top 10 Ball Python Breeders in the US are all local to me.........I have yet to see hides in there setups. In the top 10 I am talking in production....not who you think is good or hearsay. Not to mention the multiple sites I am on that are geared towards ball pythons. Yes.......people use hides....I have a couple here that I keep hides in there for.....are they needed or a must have........no. Most BP's will lay next to a hide more then use it. My adults lay out in the open on the look out......I have one large female that uses a hide only because she is a super super strong feeder and if I dont have a hide in there I will get tagged everytime I fill her water.....LOL

[Aaron_S]

Kane, originally Mykee wasn't clear that ball pythons don't need hides. He corrected himself to say that they ball pythons should have hideboxes if you're keeping them in cages with glass fronts and sides. (Fish aquariums) He only meant that rubbermaids,being opaque hide the snake and make it feel secure enough not to need them. (Also keeping them in proper sized rubbermaids) Breeders use rack systems with rubbermaids for various reasons and this is one of them.