BP Supplies

[Bogertophis]

You'll be much happier NOT using "wood hideouts". For one thing, it's a nightmare if your new snake comes with mites, & since mites can hide (also their eggs) in any porous cage decor such as wood/mulch/vines that ppl use, IF you find there are mites you'll be throwing your wood hides away! Also, wood hides are unsealed, so poo can contaminate them & they're difficult to clean adequately, they're also heavy, & if you're thinking of the kind that's open at each end (a curved tree bark tunnel) they are NOT suitable as hides at all. Sorry, they lack privacy for the snake, & without that, your snake may not eat (due to stress).

You want something like this: https://www.reptilebasics.com/hide-boxes They're easy to sanitize, no mites can hide & they're nicely private, so snakes love them. Size: snakes (esp. BPs) prefer a snug fit but they'll out-grow it quickly, so rather than buying small ones & then need to size up, get one somewhat larger & stuff it partly with paper towel wads to make it snug until your snake grows. The wood hideouts make nice additional cage furniture later on (they look nice, as does driftwood etc), but don't think of them as "hides".

New snakes are also BEST kept on white paper towels for several weeks, until you're SURE there are NO mites. You cannot see them on other substrate, & they're tiny, so if you happen to miss them, they can quickly & exponentially increase their numbers enough to kill a young snake before you realize what's going on. Mites suck your snake's blood, & while they are tiny, they can easily be numerous enough to cause dehydration, shock, organ failure & death to an unlucky snake, so be watchful for tiny moving specks on your snake (they hide under scales, around eyes, chin, vent, nostrils) & often end up in the water bowl too (they fall off when the snake drinks). Hopefully you won't have to deal with them, but just be forewarned & buy from responsible sources- I can't emphasize that enough. Reputation of the breeder/source matters.