We have a tank that has housed many reptiles and previous snakes.

It currently has pebbles as the substrate, and I've never seen it listed as a substrate on a few sites. I'm wondering if that would be fine for my Ball Python. They are all round, and have no jagged points.



Also I was wondering about a heat rock that my dad had bought a long time ago, and paid a decent amount for it.

I know...Heat rocks can burn a snake.

But this thing isn't like the heat rocks stores sell now that obviously are fake. This thing I believe is a real rock, or they just did a fantastic job. It only gets warm, and doesn't have any hot spots.

I've held it in my hand for a long period of time seeing if it would start to fell hotter, but it doesn't. I don't see how it could harm my snake in any way.