That works. It's really hard to clean though (you should clean every month). but it allows live plants. I used aspen, but now I use bark/coconut mix and stuff like that. But if you're feeding in cage (i am but my snake never swallows any and logs and stuff are his "floor", so he never reaches the bottom with it.) it's good to have eco earth, potting soil, coconut (goes right throuh 'em) or reptile carpet (i do that with my baby).