Hello all,

I'm a long time snake admirer, first time owner and just picked up a 3 month old female Hog Island Boa on Friday and am wondering if you guys can let me know if I'm caring for this little girl adequately. I'm being a nervous snake mommy and want to make sure I'm doing it right!

I asked the breeder what he thought of waiting to handle her after a week, since I hear that helps them have time to adjust but he said she's used to handling and should be fine with a day to adjust to her new enclosure before I feed her. When I placed her in the enclosure at first, she was climbing all over the place and seemed to be trying to look for an escape through the top of the cage. I decided to take her out for a bit to let her climb around and be handled since she was so active.
After the initial handling I've decided to give her a couple days of rest and the next day I noticed she stayed in primarily one spot in the cage, resting on a fake vine that's on the cooler side of the enclosure, alternating between being a little closer to the warm side and then closer to the cool side at times, but all on the vine.
I have a hide on either side for her but she seems to really be enjoying resting in the vines. I turned off her basking lamp in the afternoon yesterday because I was concerned it might be too hot for her, but she still has the UTH if she needs it. It's just funny because she doesn't seem to ever move over to the hot side. I'm wondering if I should add another vine or fake plant to the hot side to give her that option since she just has the hide and a tree branch, or if I should keep the basking lamp off thinking that it may be too much heat for her. Temperatures in the hot side are averaging in the low 90's and the cool side is averaging in the low 80's.

I guess my main question is if I should be worried that she's not moving between the ends of her enclosure much, or has she just found a sweet spot she's generally staying in?

Also, the breeder said that she ate last weekend so I know she's due for a feeding soon. I hear that I should wait for her to adjust to the new conditions for a couple more days before I feed her though, so should I stick with doing that?

Thank you for helping me out with my questions, I'm sure my snake will thank you too!