Sorry investment was the wrong word, but definitely not $5, not a fan of cardboard boxes as hides, and for a 6ft snake it's definitely closer to $30 or more for a proper solid hide. One is a carpet and the other is a corn, just posted on this side of the forum cause in general snakes are very similar in their habits.
But It's something to look into as technically my corn has a second hide in a tree trunk on the cooler side but never see her in there. And they are both active at night. When I drop the temperature on both sides of the tank. But now I've also heard the hides should be identical or is that just pushing it?
I just don't like the cover up of the tank as I like the sun to shine on the tank during the day, I know it's not necessary but I feel like it is for any creature that would normally be exposed to it in the wild, there's a difference between sunlight and artificial light.
But thanks for the advise