I use coco husk and sand now. But I have used peat and sand. As I said, I think all will work if done correctly. ALso the right moisture level is important. And may be a little species specific.

As I said, Sometimes I use two or three layers of glass and somethings I wad up a trashbag and bury it in the mix. Snakes have their preferences.

With snakes, they have a limited amount of possibilities, with varanids, its about 100 times more.

In my experience, all snakes mark(crap) their territory. The point is to offer something they recognize as nesting. Not as a last choice, but as a first choice. Depth is often important.

I have to say, your tiny fla kings have nothing on blackheadeds and womas, which I also nested in a manner like this. In fact, they taught me how to nest snakes. The point is to allow them the right temps and feel. Then they often lay the day after shedding. By the way, I bred fla kings and did not see them as any different then any other colubrid snake.

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