Simple and cheap homemade hides

[andrew5859]

Found this a while ago and remembered I saved it so here is a nice link that shows you how to make you own hides cheap and pretty easy. I made 2 hides and a few calcium bowls and they work great!

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?77863- DIY-Home-made-quot-realistic-quot-Hides

Just a warning though, do not put this on your hot side as it will re-heat the dough and that would not be good.

Hope this helps! :main_thumbsup:

 

[ElapidSVT]

i don't see why there would be any problem with putting it on the hot side since the hot side is not going to be much more than 100F at the most extreme. about the same as a human with a fever, and not anything that's going to melt baked flour 'clay' that's been sprayed with sealers, etc.

looks like a great idea for naturalistic hides!
thanks for sharing

 

[Rolltide30]

Those are some pretty good lpoking hides. Look more realistic than the store bought hides. Thanks for sharing.

 

[andrew5859]

i don't see why there would be any problem with putting it on the hot side since the hot side is not going to be much more than 100F at the most extreme. about the same as a human with a fever, and not anything that's going to melt baked flour 'clay' that's been sprayed with sealers, etc.

looks like a great idea for naturalistic hides!
thanks for sharing

I see what your saying. I just thought that if it was on the colder side that you wouldnt have to worry as much. But the main reason I said that was because I painted my hides and the paint gets a little sticky under the heat (I use a heat lamp also) and I got a little paranoid that my geckos would lick it....even though it is supposed to be non-toxic paint.

 

[andrew5859]

Its pretty cool too because any left over dough you have you can use to decorate your hide if your feeling creative!

 

[AmberJean86]

I think I'll be trying this project out!

 

[Bighouchin]

Thats real helpful