Steve hit on a good point there...move the tank to a room that has very little traffic. The paper trick has helped tons of people help get animals eating, like I said it just boost security. In the wild in Africa this same snake would spend it's days in a hole in the ground that he could barely fit in. After the snake has started eating regularly and it in better health removing the paper wont be a great deal. You wont be taking the paper out next week...you may need to leave it for a year, changing it of course when you clean the tank.