Thanks for your replies. Monty is about 900g between 3 and 4 feet long so he that hide is quite cozy for him. In fact, after eating it seems to take him a little longer to fit in his hide. I'm liking the aspen and I'm especially liking the ceramic heaters, with the UTH I'm finally able to achieve cool side temps I've been looking for without the constant glow of infrared bulbs. I know that alot of people feel like the snakes need 2 hides but he's never had two since I've had him and he's never shown signs of stress. I've had monty almost a year to the day and he's never not eaten, once.