I bought a 10' piece at Joanne. The wire is about a 1/4" thick. I have not found a way at home to cut it yet. I tried the wire cut part on needle-nose pliers and scissors....I hope the wife doesn't find out about the scissors

The walmart ones I could cut with the same scissors. I had pretty clean cuts on those, I ran my finger over it and it wasn't rough at all. I'm not using them for my balls though, those pieces went in with the cresteds.

The snake might not want to eat because you're messing with it's environment. Just a thought