CalKing cage step 2 - Feb 06

The second picture shows the addition of most of the new bedding. I dumped an entire brick of Eco Earth around the three PVC fittings and the log hide. I partially buried the log hide because I wanted my snake to be able to use the hide as a hide or as access into the bedding. I wanted to put a water dish on top of the bedding, but the Eco Earth didn't look as if it would support a dish well. To give better support, I put a layer of Repti-bark over the Eco Earth and put the water dish on top of the Repti-bark. I had noticed in the past that when I had any substrate except Repti-bark around a water dish, the substrate seemed to dirty the water within an hour of every change.

In addition to adding the water dish and the bedding, I added two more hides. I put a half-log corner hide in the front corner over the Eco Earth. My snake has used this hide in this position in the past. I also added the tile hide on the warm side of the cage. I've never seen this snake use the tile hide. If he doesn't use them in the next month or so, I'll probably find other uses for these hides in this cage in the future.

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