Blue,
I used to keep lyres years ago. I agree with you. They cram themselves in the smallest of hides and prefer that.

I had w/c and CB. The larger fed on mice w/o any issue. The CB babies I had to scent, but even they came around quickly. I was keeping them in shoeboxes. When I finally gave them 1/2 inch PVC tubes to hide in, some were more prone to feeding on whatever I put in the tube, scented or otherwise.

My opinion of these snakes changed from my experiences. Neat snakes. I was bitten once by my adult male, quick nip, no symptoms. My female, not as large as the male, would eat anytime anywhere and could gobble down multiple large mice in minutes in spite of her little flat head. She would hold her head and neck up a bit and stare at the cage door with those eliptical pupils when I stood in front of it. All business she was.
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Mark

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