Great advice.

Can you post an example picture or two of your basket setup? I'm having a hard time picturing something sturdy enough that would fit in mine.

Both snakes are adults that I've had for almost 5 years, > 5 for the corn. Never have had any health issues other than a bad shed once or twice. I will double check the temps, I was switching away from the mulch because the humidity was a bit higher than ideal.

Regarding the light fixture, it was more for viewing (for guests/friends) and cleaning purposes. It is never on outside of those instances. He is generally not very active, so it is probably hunting / hunger related, but again Ill double check tonight.