Baby ball python afraid of Cypress mulch..?

[Kaylaherps]

This is going to sound really odd. But I switched my ball pythons substrate from aspen to cypress mulch today. And for some reason he's afraid to be on the ground of the bedding. I have a little branch in there as well as vines and now he just stays up there instead of going into one of his hides. Is this normal?
Thanks everyone (:

[KMG]

Snakes never do things normal. They are strange and do things just to make you worry for no reason. It will be fine and take to the change without issue.

[Kaylaherps]

Thank you. He seemed so weird. He actually pushed the wood bark I had to use as a back ground and went behind it. I felt bad since he looked so stressed so I switched him back to aspen. The brat is happy now lol

[KMG]

Sounds like he found a nice hiding spot. I think you changed to early.

[salt]

I had one that played the ground is lava when I changed him to reptibark. Spent a day climbing from each of his cage decorations so as not to touch the floor of his cage. Eventually I took him out and when I placed him back in I stuck his head directly in his warm hide. He seemed to figure it was okay after it didn't incinerate him.