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I just my first snake. It's a milk snake. She ate last night for the first time since I got her. She has spent all day in one of her hiding places. Is it normal for them to sleep for a long period of time after eating?

Yes, thats very normal. most likely you won't see him/her for a few days till it gets hungry again.
L8r Shannon

Thanks so much. I'm probably over cautious right now since it's my first snake....lol...it's funny though cuz I'm already thinking I want a second one

Thats great that your milk snake ate. Now the next step is to try and keep it from escaping.What are you using to house your snake & what type milk is it ?

I have her in a tank. She's a honduran milk snake. I am going to attempt to attach some pics but I'm not sure if I am doing it right.
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thats a nice snake

very nice milk. you might want to get rid of the sand and use aspen or newspaper.

A family friend helped to get the tank together for me. Why is sand not good?

most of us tend not to use sand or anything because it sometime can cause impaction when the snake eat. the other reason is simply of cleaning....using sand is hard to clean with the color dyes that have added in the sand and they are heavy to deal with. last imo is that they are pricey $10-12 a bag in pet stores that sell sand.

using paper is always safe and ease of cleaning also cheaper. so is aspen yet still be careful when feeding but not as much as sand. i'll let someone add some more opinion here or advice.

You can stick with the sand if you'd like the setup to be more aesthetically pleasing. Like someone else said though, it's pricey and harder to clean. You may however want to start feeding your snake in separate container to avoid ingestion of the sand.

At this point I figure I'll make the decision to stick with the sand or not after I can really determine how much work maintaining it is. A friend gets it at cost so price is not so much an issue. Note to self: put mouse on lid next feeding and not directly on the sand.