Advice on substrate for a baby Ball Python. I had a Ball for years when my boys were little, so I’m not a first timer. I’m going to buy a baby Ball (hopefully a Pied) to introduce my grandkids to herps – the snake will live with me but the 4 year old twinz will be the “owners”. I still have my 100 gal aquarium and the top of the cage heat lamps (new bulbs will be needed of course), and some great wood and rock hides, but haven’t had anything live in there for about 10 years. It’s got clean playsand (bought from hardware store), and for the last 8 years has only housed my collection of fossils and rocks. I know sand is not a good substrate for Balls, but could I just cover the sand with a few inches of pine or sphagnum? The tank is plenty deep, and I think the sand would look cool underneath, but the health of the snake is my main concern. Advice?