Thanks so much!! Honestly, I'll probably use a hybrid of your methods with some other ideas I've gathered so this is really helpful. She is on the smaller side of ball pythons in general (she is fully grown now) and I wasn't planning on using too many plants, just a few sturdy ones to help fill up the area and for enrichment My descriptions make it sound extravagant, but I have been taking my space into account. I have lights as well, and the top of the enclosure has screen mesh but also a custom made top to only cover what I'm not using for light and heat fixtures.