Getting hatchlings to eat.

[Physician&Snakes]

They are 6 qt sterlite tubs with just paper towels on the bottom. Maybe I should add some crushed newspaper to fill up some of the space. Maybe some aspen instead. Some of my smaller snakes seems to like and dig a little in it.

I would almost bet that is the issue, some snakes like the idea of tight solid spaces in their environments so I usually recommend something like opaque plastic cups or PVC pipe, but sometimes yes shredded newspaper does the trick. Of course there are also specimens out their that would eat in an open hockey ring.