Ok, first let me say I left my labtop half way across my state so bear with me. I'm using my playstation 3 to post this and it will only allow so many characters at a time, so excuse me if I must double post. It will be my first offense so don't beat me up too bad

So I picked up a 4 year old Ball Python today. 30 bucks with a tank. Anyway when I went to go pick up the snake I noticed the snake was in an aquarium with a water dish and drift wood....thats it. No heating pad below, no heat lamp above, and no hide.....oh yea, kitty litter as a substrate. But the snake was very active and had no signs of pyhsical harm. The eyes are just starting to dull. So when I got home I completely cleaned the cage, ditched the kitty liter. Threw a pad and heating lamp over him. Then I gave him a bath to help prepare for the shed. When bathing I noticed I could hear him breathe. Which didn't suprise me too much because the lack of adequate heat. Still this is only my second snake so I decided to...