New owner, slightly worried.

Right now you snake is probably very uncomfortable for a number of reasons. First, the bad shed is probably making your snake very uncomfortable. Unfortunately, it is the fault of the last owner, who kept humidity too low. It is also the last thing we will address. Second, insufficient hides, we will address this first.

1. Go to the nearest hardware store and buy 4 2" to 1 1/2" pvc pipe couplers like this http://www.homedepot.com/p/NIBCO-2-i...0?N=5yc1vZbuf5.

2. Go to the supermarket, buy some sponges.

3. Wash everything with 5% bleach, then rinse until no smell remains.

4. Now cut the sponges so they fit in the bottom (2" side) of two of the pvc couplers.

5. Wet the sponges and put them in two of the couplers.

6. Put one sponge coupler on the hot side of your tank.

7. Put one sponge coupler on the cool side.

8. Put one coupler without a sponge on the hot side.

9. Put one coupler without a sponge on the cool side.

Note: You now have four hides, two with high humidity, two without. You need to keep the sponges wet in the humid hides. The snake will usually enter through the top (1 1/2 inch part of coupler) and curl up.

10. Take the skull hide out.

11. Leave the snake alone for about a week. It has had a stressful time and needs to relax.

12 Feed your snake at the end of the week, one pinky or fuzzy about the size of the snakes widest girth.

13. Leave your snake alone for three days.

14. Get a breathable fabric bag and a hand towel.

15. Wet the hand towel with water between 80-85 degrees F.

16. Put the snake and hand towel into the bag and put the bag in the cage.

17. Wait a half hour.

18. Remove the snake. Most of the bad shed should be gone.

19. Wait two or three days to feed again.

If problems persist write me.

I use the UTH on the hot side and the bulbs on the cool side. The lamps will keep the cool hide around 80 on the inside. They do give off light. The red isn't so bad at night but if you want 100% darkness go for a CHE. I've always thought CHE dry up the substrate quicker than the bulbs do but other members practise this without any issues.

Wrapping the sides will definitely make him feel more secure. As nighttrain said, the biggest issue is his skin. Are his eyes still cloudy?

No his eyes are not cloudy, I bought him after the bad shed already happened so the white looking eyes (if thats what you mean) must have happened before... Currently there is still shed on his head and tail but it with constant work on humidity it seems to be loosening up. Im not positive because im too novice at this to know for sure but I think the eye caps came off, his eyes look like a solid black, not murky or crusty anymore.

I have made him 3 hides now, one warm and humid, one cool, one warm, however they are not what nighttrainfalls said to do, I need time when I have a day off to get the materials. But I will be making those when I can. Also, I bought some coconut husk substrate so Im going to be putting that in tomorrow.