Thanks Mike. I now have the little snake setup with indoor/outdoor carpeting as a substrate. Easy to keep him clean. He's eating mosquitofish very well and especially likes tadpoles. I do have a branch with smaller branches on it in there for his climbing pleasure plus a planter with some Wadering Jew in it for some green decor. He doesn't get handled everyday and is very active when I have him out but he doesn't always musk me or try to bite so I think he's getting used to being handled somewhat.