88 is fine. like most others posted. put them in their own enclosures. the female is eating so what ever size you have her in stay with that. put the male in a 6 qt tub from wal-mart (sterilite) cost around 1 dollar in my area. since you just assist fed him wait 5 days and offer him food. every snake I assist fed turned out to be good feeders. we call it jump starting them. good luck don