Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
Zebes is a pretty fellow, & yes, some snakes do seem to "take aim" with some degree of consistency. Some also like to use their water bowl as if it might actually flush? But the idea of a housebroken snake, no, sorry...because in the wild, they just go & move on. They don't have instincts about being tidy, unfortunately. Time will tell as to whether or not Zebes continues this, but mostly I would assume it's because some snakes are shyer, so they like to go where they feel safest, ie. in their hide.
Didn't think so since they don't "set up house" and thusly lack the instinct to have a dedicated toiletry area, but it'll be nice if it's a pattern he repeats so I know where to check.

Speaking of hides, before I put him back just now I switched out the hide that he was using for a bigger log I had in storage for the exact occasion, as he was clearly outgrowing the previous one. There's snug and then there's being so big that the log constantly moves every time you do and having half your coils sticking out the back end due to the log being pushed away from the wall.

I'll monitor him closely to make sure the bigger space isn't stressing him out of course. He went into it right away with no hesitation and resumed his usual relaxed position though, so far so good. But if he shows signs of clearly not liking the change I'll put it back. Would just have both in there but there's no room (can't wait to upgrade to that T8 next year).