As I was switching/cleaning the enclosure over the weekend I thought about doing something like this. Crumpling the newspaper then straigntening it back out to give the "bed" some texture. While he was looking around his new digs he just seemed to slide rather than slither. It didn't look like he could get much grip. So I will try that next week when I switch it out. I like the smell better too with the paper rather than the Aspen.