I've had a word or two with our petco, but not because of aspen. As a matter of fact, I use it. Cedar and pine are the two big no-no's. Fortunately for snakes at my store the manager corrected two of my big concerns. One being no hides (even a half log) the second being no heat, 80 degrees on the hot side. I don't shop there anymore, but I do have every intention of going back and making sure they don't slack off again. I'm sure those people groan everytime I walk in the store. Too bad for them.

When I spoke to him he told me he drove the snake around with the window open to try and induce a feeding response. Has anyone ever heard of this? He said it was done by Reticulated and Burmese breeder he knew. I thought this would not be beneficial for such a shy species but I thought I would ask if anyone else had heard of it.