Can confirm that my ball python likes ripping up the plants. He sits there and shoves at them with his face sometimes. Both bugs and snake are doing great though. I have been keeping a springtail culture on the side to make sure I have plenty since it's hard to find them in the actual enclosure when there's no waste. There's a springtail powder diet that you can buy that works just fine - nothing else needed besides spraying with water. Whether they need it or not kind of depends on what else is in there and how often the snake poops.