Handling New Snakes

[Craiga 01453]

So, also, because he mostly hides in there, the only way to check in him and make sure he was ok was to dig him out and eyeball him.....

Snakes hide, that's what they do. Especially juveniles like yours. So unless you have reason to believe something is wrong no need to dig him out. Every time you do, you're stressing him out.