I also would say get a bigger tank if you can. My corn is a bit over three years old, almost four feet, and he's in a 40 gallon breeder and I think he could *still* use more room to roam around. He really uses all of the space to climb and burrow. It's up to you how elaborate you want to get though. I would also suggest a substrate that will allow the snake to dig a bit because they certainly love to, and it will probably end up just trying to hide underneath the newspaper.