Wow, thanks! That was probably the most helpful info I have gotten yet. It makes sense about the tight quarters, cause I temporarily put him in my Ball Python's enclosure, which I thought was WAAAYYYYY too small, just to hold him until I set some things up in his tank and he wedged himself into the ball python's little wooden hide box and I was amazed he even fit! even though he is easily twice the size of my Ball Python. He is in a big glass fish tank I got for free and converted into a terrarium specifically for my next snake purchase, and if you think glass on all sides is bothering him I can easily cover the sides to make him more comfortable. I also have an expandable mostly air-tight and non-see-through tank devider I was origionally going to use to house my Ball on one side of the tank, and my Blood on the other since I was under the impression he would arive as a hatchling and the divided tank sections would be the perfect size for both and I could then use my old tank to put them in for cleaning time. I can use that devider to make his living aria in the big tank smaller, and then move it as he grows to make room for him. I have a couple questions though: should I let him burrow in the mulch, or should I try and discourage that, since it makes him hard to feed and get out to handle? Also, how do I begin to get him out for handling without making him mad and constantly getting bitten if he is always hiding under something? Should I use a pair of elbow-length leather gloves and just let him bite them till he realizes biting isn't getting him anywhere and he quits? That was suggested by a friend. Thanks!

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