Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
RE using one long hide- just saying it's not optimal to provide the range of temps he might need, since heat from one side gets held in & the "cool end" might not be cool enough, see?

But if he likes it, by all means use it, or rather, one like it- it's just that you also said it was toast from mold issues. If this is natural wood, it might help to get another one & seal it first with a pet-safe "no-voc" waterproofing before you use it- that way, hopefully mold won't take it over.

The other thing though- & this is pretty standard advice- is that it's best to use 2 MATCHING hides of the right size (& height & only one doorway), one on the cool side & the other on the warm, so your snake doesn't feel compelled to only use the one he physically prefers instead of the one providing the optimal temperature he needs- & this changes all the time, due to digestion & shedding.
I didn't think of the matching hides before, but it's a good idea. I really feel like changing up the skull-like cave first, but now im really unsure since he has been resting there all night, and he used it only a few times before. Maybe he's just warming up now after a long summer, and requires a better quality hide while using the only one he has on that side. Might use something similar to the log before, but sadly the log itself is only good to throw out.