Sadly, I don't have a camera of any sort. But if you live in the Twin Cities area I'd be happy to show you Kenabec's home - when I get it done. I do have quite a bit o'time as he's currently just a wee egglette.

Thanks for the lighting info. I'm going to copy that for reference as well as your first post. A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. And I know just enuff to get myself in a lot of trouble. It only stands to reason full spectrum lighting or a combination of two or three types is going to be needed to keep an animal healthy. I use different spectrums - one being daylight - on my aquariums to benefit both fish and plants. I has yet had no info on lighting but knew I was going to approximate daylight in someway, shape or form. Too, I'll prolly take Kenabec outside sometimes in the summer. I do Ripley and Winnie at the park. They LOVE to sleep in the sun on the picnic tables. It's good for them and they just love it.

Snakes, like any other creature, need excercise. I'd guess hognoses going off feed could even be due to lack of excercise. I'll see how Kenabec's appetite is with room to ramble. I do know keeping a snake on only one type of substrate is not good for them. It doesn't allow the snake to use his/her muscles in different ways and keep them toned. Having various substrates with different textures causing the snake to use his muscles in different ways to negotiate his area is better than only one type of substrate.

My place gets hotter than a firecracker in the summer. During that time I probably won't have a less hot heating area, but actually increase depth of strata so Kenabec can burrow down. I appreciate very much you sharing that knowledge. It's going to help me keep Kenabec happier and healthier. How I'm going to do it, I've no idea since it will be inside vs. actually outside with a decrease in temp as you dig into dirt. I'll figure out something.

I really appreciate your ideas, thoughts, info and opinions. Thanks!

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