so I went through the first feed with my baby BCA this weekend and I guess I'm looking for a critique/thoughts of my actions

Background:
The breeder told me to feed two hopper mice and wait for him to poop before feeding again.
Temps are 78 cool side, 91 hot side
Previous to feeding he had a few different favorite spots to sit around, though if I touched him he would go to another spot as if hoping the new spot would be safer.

Anyway, fed two small hoppers Saturday afternoon.
First one he took sideways and refused to let it go to reorient. Took him about 30 minutes to get it down but it looks like it wasn't folded in half when he finally swallowed it.
Second mouse he took down backward after a perfect strike at the head. For some reason he let it go after coiling and then picked up the rear end.
sigh....Rio must be short for Riotard.

Anyway, he then stayed exactly where he had eaten on the cool side for the next 48 hours.
At that point (this morning) I got worried that he wasn't seeking out the warm side due to security issues, so I decided to move him to the warm side.
He reallly didn't want to move, but when I lifted his hiding spot (a fake plant) he had this huge bulge in his stomach still, so I became more worried that he wasn't warm enough to digest.
I then moved him as gently as possible to the warm side.
Now he seems extremely timid in the warm hide so now I'm worried that if he's too warm he won't move to fix it.

ok, are you sensing a theme of noobie paranoia and meddling?

Anyway, should he still have such a large bulge after 48 hours? Again, he's a BCA.
I am guessing that I should stop messing with him....
Also the breeder said 'don't handle him around day 5 because that's when they'll tend to cough up a hairball'
I'm guessing that maybe a bulge for 5 days is not unusual?
Should I leave him alone for 5 days after eating then?

sorry this was so long.