Hello everyone. I am new the forums as you can tell lol, but I have just bought a Het for piebald male Ball Python two days ago and I am currently housing him in a 20 gallon long. I have a heat lamp and a heat pad on one side. Over the pad is a hide for him to stay under and on the cool side is his water dish and a 3 in 1 Rock cave that he has been in since I have brought him home. A friend had gotten him from a reptile show about two hours away for me. He knows his snakes he has several right now, but he didnt get the info I had learned to get when purchasing a new snake. I have no idea how old he is or when he last ate. His cage is pretty bare right now because I have ordered several new hides and accessories from the internet due to the fact that where I live all we have near is a Earl May . When I first got him i wasnt the first to hold him. First my girlfriend held him, then her little sister held him, and then they gave him to me. I wanted to leave him in his container until I got him into his cage, but no one would listen to me. After a minute of me handling him he started moving a little strange and struck my right thumb. It didn't hurt, but it scared me because I didn't want to jerk and hurt him. But I am on here asking for any advice that can benefit me in the long run and how long I should wait to feed him and hold him again. Thanks