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Originally Posted by peterjohnson64

Fair enough, you provided adequate hides (and of course this will work or they would all die in the wild) but unfortunately most people want to "see" their little snakes and want to hold them all the time so they dont give them the same sort of care as you (correctly) did. Even with all the advice under the sun they still wont do as they are told. Also, is your enclosure open on all sides or just the front. This will also have an impact as the snake doesnt really know he is behind glass.

Yeah, I understand where you're coming from. I meant more to tell him that he doesn't need to abandon his enclosure, but if it has plenty of hides to make the snake feel secure it can be OK. I agree that if you don't provide the little fella with places to run away to he would become stressed, this is why I made sure that Scurvy had two exoterra hides plus numerous boxes and toilet rolls etc etc lying around.

Also my enclosure is only glass on the front, which would've played a part..