shedding ???s

Yes, and if you have the sticky pad exposed, cover it with a piece of paper or something so it won't get stuck to your snake.

What about my guy always on the cool side, does this mean he is getting enough heat?
Thanks Marla

well, once you put the probe in the right place, and then see the temps then, you might realize that they could be toooooo hot, so he wont go over there

or maybe he just prefers the cooler side, like my new snake, in the day, always on the cold size, but at night, hes all about, in, ontop of, around his hot hide

You're welcome. :) You didn't mention what your cool side temp is or what kind of hides you have. If he really spends nearly all his time on the cool side, the two most likely possibilities are that either he feels like it provides the temp he needs better than the warm side or he feels the hide on that side is more secure.

BINGO !! went down and fixed the probe, like Marla said to do ( covered the sticky with paper ) layed the probe on the floor and the temp stated to go up. As for a hide on the cool side, I only have a hide on the hot side, does he really need one on the cool side ?? Thanks

Definitely.

Dont make them sacrifice thermoregulation (heat/cool) in order to feel secure (hide) - because they will.

Yes, as Smulkin said, he definitely needs at least one hide per side, preferably snug hides with some heft to them so that he can feel secure in them. It is essential that they be able to thermoregulate and feel secure, and it doesn't need to be expensive. Let us know later what the reading for the warm side is, because it may turn out to have been too warm for him.

Try putting the probes inside the actual hides I have three digital temp guages one underneath each hide (cool side/warm side) and one in the middle of the cage. The difference between putting the probe about 1" next to the hide and actually in the hide was about 8 degrees difference it made a big difference.

Yes, he needs a hide on the warm and cool side ... so he doesn't have to choose between thermoregulating and hiding, with two hides ... he could do both at the same time.