That's brilliant, thank you!! And yes, I meant that he would already be awake at night and I didn't want to disrupt his daytime snoozing. This sounds like a great plan. Going to do this when I get home this afternoon!
And don't worry about mixing the substrate under the hide he's in- it will all even out as far as moisture. I've lived with snakes for many years now, I guess it shows?
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer(1902 - 1983)
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Gandhi