I rock the ground up, non brick form of ecoearth. I boil it and squeeze the excess water out to sterilize it and rehydrate. I do this every week to 2 weeks, sometimes longer. It really depends on when he drops the last meal. I like to bury his hides in it, makes it look more natural to me I guess. If you have like one or maybe 2 snakes I would say this stuff is great. But if you have a collection, no way lol.