of course if ya'll have ever read any of my caresheets, you'll know how much I hate aspen bedding, eco earth, or any type of "natural" substrate for snakes, and why, lol. There are alot of cool king/milk snakes out there. Do your research. fascinating snakes. Highly prone to cannibalism, so don't plan on housing 1 together with another. I know we promote that with all snakes, but these species especially.