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 Posted - 22/05/2009 : 16:50:33
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Hi guys,
I read on here a while ago about making a moss hide to help with a shed. I'm thinking about making one and ave found a suitably sized pot (used to be an oreo pot before i devoured them yesterday) with a lid. I figure if turned upside down, with the lid still on it would make a perfect hide. I am going to cut an entrance hole and i have already bought the sphagnum moss recommended on here. But my issue is...The plastic is quite thin and, well, plasticy. Im guessing i need to smooth down the edges. But how? What can i do to make it smoother? Is there anything i can cover it with? Also how safe are things like sellotape? Obviously with sellotape i need to be careful that no sticky edges are exposed but is sellotape itself safe for the snake to be around?
thanks
also new pics in the pic section: Bathtime, first fuzzy and blue eyes :) |
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0.1.0 Anery Corn "Riff Raff"
0.1.0 Hypo Motley Corn "Magenta"
0.1.0 Crested Gecko "Beatrix Kiddo"
0.1.0 Crested Gecko "O-Ren Ishii"
0.1.0 Tortoiseshell and White Kitten "Gizmo!"
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
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Posted - 22/05/2009 : 17:32:34
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| I would keep it the right way up, there is no need to turn it upside down. If you have a soldering iron, use that to make the hole. It will keep the edges spooth and blunt. Never use tape, snakes are very good at getting under things. |
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Posted - 22/05/2009 : 17:40:55
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ok cool thanks. does the moss need to be sterilized or something before i use it?
here's a picture of the pot i want to use. Does it look ok? Put the pen in for size comparison...
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0.1.0 Crimson Corn "Cherry Darling"
0.1.0 Anery Corn "Riff Raff"
0.1.0 Hypo Motley Corn "Magenta"
0.1.0 Crested Gecko "Beatrix Kiddo"
0.1.0 Crested Gecko "O-Ren Ishii"
0.1.0 Tortoiseshell and White Kitten "Gizmo!"
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/05/2009 : 17:49:22
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| Freeze the moss and then pour boiling water on it and it will be fine. Does the snake have enough floor space in there? Because of the height it may not feel secure. |
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Janos
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/05/2009 : 22:09:16
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| Random question, does the freezing then boiling the moss thing still apply even if you get your moss in those dried blocks? |
1.0.0 Normal Royal Python - Ozzy
0.1.0 Anerythristic Corn Snake - Astra
0.1.0 Leopard Gecko - Zilly
0.0.1. - Sinaloan's Milksnake, Harley
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/05/2009 : 23:01:38
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Originally posted by Janos
Random question, does the freezing then boiling the moss thing still apply even if you get your moss in those dried blocks?
i would say it's better to be safe than sorry,so yes i would |
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/05/2009 : 09:52:09
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| Oh, check out Lees flashy new sig pics, very nice. |
3.2.0 corns 0.3.1 Leopard Geckos, 0.1.0 Mad Staffys 1.0.0 Moggie. 1.2.0. Devils in training.
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/05/2009 : 14:14:46
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Originally posted by Tizzy
Oh, check out Lees flashy new sig pics, very nice.
thanks tizzy,thats about as far as my computer skills go lol |
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