Hatchling snakes LOVE to burrow in paper shreds. Fyi, I've raised many hatchlings (of various kinds including rat snakes & rosy boas, etc) & I have often kept them for a while in paper shreds- at first, it was hand-shredded & fluffed paper towels, but it all works. (I didn't always have a paper shredder.) They feel hidden, yet can move around easily; give them a good 2" depth & they'll be ecstatic- also, brave enough to feed well. You can put some in hides also. Carefresh used to have a somewhat different texture- softer, that held together- & when I used that for my neonate rosy boas, they dug soft tunnels that stayed in place for the most part, like an ant farm, lol. Be sure you get permission to run off with the office shreds- you wouldn't want them to think you're piecing them together for illegal purposes- if anything, reassure them they'll be even more "secure" once they're full of snake poo...
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