But there really is no such thing as "GOOD BACTERIA". I also suggest that if you want to "interact" with a snake that milksnakes are a poor choice. The health of the animal is much more critical than what the place looks like. You dont take any STRESS into consideration. You dont keep your dog the way they do on the dog calendar do you? I guarentee you that no milk has ever seen anything in your setup,so I dont know how you can can it "naturalistic". Snakes dont "make homes" in nature, they poop and move on to get away from it. Leaving even traces in the cage encourages BAD=all bacteria. Your post reads like you work at a pet store or still subscribe to that magazine.

By the way, the book is called something like HISTORY AND SYSTEMATICS OF MILKSNAKES by Williams. Its been a while since I reread it, but its on the shelf at home. Its not a picture book, but it cites lit and concentrates larger bodies of work into one place. Jeff

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