"Is that the green shag carpet stuff?"

>>>>>>Yup the stuff I've used before is the short kinda fuzzy kind...I kept 2 snakes on it and never had any issues. It might not be natural but it was a lot easier to clean than changing out wood chips, plus I'm talking a 50 gallon tank too. Having a big water bowl in with em alleviated any dehydrated problems. Just changing the water daily or even every other day was good.



"Maybe a terrestrial snake would like that stuff. I would never not give hogs substrate, that's just me. I'm unhappy with the aspen though, as much as the snakes like to tunnel around in it. I'm still looking for that "excavation sand" stuff."

>>>>>>Your right, a terrestrial would probably do better. I was thinking maybe half the tank could be a sand clay mix...in order for them to be able to dig around in the stuff...and have a divider for the other side and use that for the water bowl and deco and climb stick....not really sure if they like to climb or not...maybe you can help with that one.



"These are very active snakes! Even though they like to hide, you are more likely to observe them in action than a pet rock - er, ball python."

>>>>>>>I like the idea they are active and wouldn't be under ground all the time. The pvc tubing is a nice way I think I can accomplish that. I have no idea if they have a dirt enclosure will they defecate on the surface or in one of their tunnels? Any idea?



Ya I gather that BP's are rather the show "Dog's" of the snake world. They are pretty to look at, but have dull personalities.....lol I never had that problem with my RT's, they were always looking to get into something...loved being handled. They were fun to watch, but then again I would let them roam around freely at times. They could find the smallest places to get into though....getting one out of the bottom of a couch was easy....but you learn to seal up the places you don't want them to go...trial and error.

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