A concrete or tiled floor is best , but a vinyl-covered wooden floor will also do especially if it is sprinkled with a thin layer of clean sand that will facilitate cleaning . It can be swept out at regular intervals and replaced after the floor has been washed and dried . Every material has advantages and disadvantages . Always avoid to use pine or cedar shavings such as those used to keep mice or hamsters . These can be toxic and snake can swallow when it took their prey .
Snakes are physically afraid too quickly and then become stressed .
If you provide them a hidebox then you will have a more healthy and feels more secure snake . A box measuring just 8 by 10 by 3 inches is big enough for a typical 5-6foot snake . The entrance hole should be just wide enough for the snake to squeeze through . Snakes are coldblooded animals , you have to provide them heat to keep them alive . There are many ways to heat you cage , heating with lights , heat rocks or directly a room heating .