Well it's been a few days since I put this in place and all my snakes are back on the paper towels except my dwarf reticulated python who was stuck in a major shed. Looks like she finally came out of the shed and looks great! I'm able to put two full cups of water on this Reptichip up front, way more than I could add with just balled up paper towels. In this dry climate that should last 3-4 days or more. None of the snakes really moved much of the bedding away from the front, looks like it's working!!