Jusco $10 Plaza

Today I went to the Jusco $10 Plaza in Mongkok and shopped around for stuff to put in the cage. Most of the items they sell cost HKD 10 so definitely worth having a look if you want to keep the costs down.

This is what I got:

- A small ceramic vase: thought this could be used as shelter, though looking at it now I'm not sure that will work. I'll put it in the cage to see how the snake reacts to it but if there is no interest I'll take it out again.
- A medium size ceramic aromatic oil burner, finished to look a bit like a log, with large hole at the top and two smaller ones on the side that are meant to provide air to the candle. Looks like that could make a nice shelter, especially since the inside has a dark finish so it won't be very bright even when light goes in.
- A larger rectangular flower pot, the style they used for bonsai trees. It has two holes in the bottom that I can probably enlarge so the snake can go in easily, providing fairly dark shelter inside. I think it is a bit too large for the snake at the moment, so I'll get this ready by the time it has gotten a bit bigger.
- More plastic plants. They look fairly realistic, some of them are garlands with larger leafs so can use them to reduce the amount of open space in the cage. Also bought three small bushes of more grassy like leaves that can hang over the water bowl to make that less exposed too.
- A pair of long (36cm) chopsticks - to hold the food
- A set of metal thongs you can use at a bbq - again to hold the mice. I prefer to use the chpsticks, bit weary of using metal thongs near my snake, but if I can't get a firm enough grip with the chopsticks I'll use the thongs.

Find the Jusco stores here:
http://www.jusco.com.hk/eng/10_plaza/index_shop.htm