Everyday Items.

[guidofatherof5]

I received a package from PINJOHN during the Christmas season and used the package as a hide.
As you can see they love the close quarters it provides. I think garters love a tight fitting hide.
That first snake out is our Lucky.

[EasternGirl]

I have been trying to find something around the house to use as platforms in my enclosures. I see members have built them...I am not so good with the building of things. I tried to find a cardboard box I could use...but could not find one that I was satisfied did not have any dangerous places inside for the snakes to get caught trying to wedge themselves. I think I figured out that a very small plastic stool might work...may go to the dollar store this week to look around. Any other ideas? That don't involve me building anything?

[garterchick]

I save the cardboard inserts that come with the toner cartridges for our printers at work. They make cute little baby "castles".

[chris-uk]

I have been trying to find something around the house to use as platforms in my enclosures. I see members have built them...I am not so good with the building of things. I tried to find a cardboard box I could use...but could not find one that I was satisfied did not have any dangerous places inside for the snakes to get caught trying to wedge themselves. I think I figured out that a very small plastic stool might work...may go to the dollar store this week to look around. Any other ideas? That don't involve me building anything?

Find a solid platform, say a sturdy piece of cardboard. Take a bunch of kitchen roll tubes and cut them to length as 4 legs, splay the top end of each tube, stick to bottom of platform. It's not pretty or permanent, but easy to replace and will give you an idea as to whether your snakes will use a platform. As an optional extra, cut a small door in the bottom of the legs to provide extra hiding places.
I know there is glueing involved, but it's not building.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I have actully used paper towel and toilet paper roll tubes and cut a hole big enough to squeeze the other in and basically linking them together . Cutting flaps in them and things like that and my snakies love it. Also starophome inserts to things I use too. . They love to hide and climb on them. There are no places for them to get stuck and it looks cool when there hanging all over it. Exspecially during the seasons where they are out and about more. This winter i kinda kept it simple cause theyre not as active.

[EasternGirl]

Chris, you are talking about paper towel rolls right? Okay...I had an idea like that with a cardboard shoe box top...perhaps I will try to glue the rolls onto that and see what I can make with that...thanks!

[guidofatherof5]

I used to grab a pinch of Rep-Cal and sprinkle it on the food.
Then I decided to use an old spick container.
This works so much better.

[Didymus20X6]

"Then I decided to use an old spick container."

THAT'S RACIST!

[guidofatherof5]

"Then I decided to use an old spick container."

THAT'S RACIST!

A pox upon me. "Spice container" Sorry about that.

[Didymus20X6]

Just be glad I couldn't find a picture of a frowning Jesse Jackson quickly enough.