New Ball Python, am I on the right track for his setup and care?

The general rule of thumb on how long to wait to handle after feeding is 48 hours. Some animals need a little longer, some do fine with less but 48 hours tends to be just fine for most animals. In sure you little guy will be just fine for his remodel on Wednesday [emoji14]

Just take him out and place him in a little holding container that he can't escape from while you do your thing. Your improvments sound good to me! Make sure to show us the final product when you're done, I'd love to see lol

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Update!

I'll be getting pictures when I'm able, work has been a little crazy. I've taken out the aspen and replaced it with coco husk. I ended up keeping the excavator clay just because Viago seemed a bit stressed being taken out and I didn't want to make him sit in a tub for over an hour while I tried removing it. It's buried under a good inch of husk, so for right now I think it shouldn't cause any issues. As before, it's not over the UTH.

I also kept his log hide but piled rocks (they are sturdy, no tipping them over and hurting himself for Viggy) and substrate around the openings and inside so it's a lot more snug. He's been in it since the redo. I also kept the clay-formed cold hide, again, filling it with substrate. Lastly I added a small turned over flower pot in the middle of the tank, half over the UTH. Going to be using this as a humid hide if and when Viago needs one.

Temps have remained really good and my humidity has stayed around 60%, save for the initial spike to 80% when I put the substrate in. It was a brick of husk, so I had to mix it with water, which I believe caused the spike.

Haven't been able to get a CHE just yet, but the red light doesnt seem to bother him. I'll be keeping an eye on his activity/stress levels with it, but for now, it seems to be doing just fine.