Tons of black granules appearing in snakes cage?? Help

[Bogertophis]

You could probably bake it at the temp Bogert suggested just to be safe. I've never heard of this before and I am very intrigued to see who's making such a mess.

I've seen some beetle droppings before & they can look like this, but there's so much of it, it has to be a family effort, lol. They could be deeply burrowed into one or more branches, & it's very hard to spot their entry & exit holes. But it's odd that some ended up in the water bowl...that suggests whatever it is can also fly (which some beetles can, but not all).