regardless of what they eat in the wild... what's fine/good/best in the wild has little value when applied to captive animals. i always find myself pondering what exactly my snakes would like in their little tubs and cages by thinking of what their natural habitat would be like. really though, they're fine with three things: food, heat, and hides. better that they don't know of the finer things in life... like diet diversity or living plants (although the some of them are getting vivs with living plants when they're grown).