Well I read around on the forum and Noir seems to be doing well.

I don't have a digital thermometer yet but my hang three hang-ons average an ambient temperature of about 82-85 degrees dropping to 78-82 at night. The basking spot is 88-92 during both day and night (at night I have a "moonlight black light heat lamp") The humidity has never dropped below 50 and is almost always between 60-70 saturation.

I have a nice piece of river wood and a few fake plants, a water bowl thats about 8in dia, and a 9x9 cardboard hide box with a entrance in the top and side. I read on here that smaller is better so I tried the bottom of a terracotta pot with a spot chipped out for him to enter in. It had about a 6in dia. Noir went in and then after five minutes left and started looking for a way out of the tank. I put his massive box bottom back in and he calmed down. I don't see him at all, I have to take a flashlight and shine it through the hole of his hide box just to catch a glimpse of him, my dad says every once in a while he'll poke his head out or go lay on the driftwood or drink at night but he's never seen him during the day. (his cage is in my dad's room)

So again from what I read, that means he's happy right?

I have 4 clips holding the lid down and 2 bricks on top for good measure. The heatlight and heat pad are on a thermostat.

I bought a snake hook for removing him from the cage with, when ever I need to move him I reach in and stroke his back with it a few times before lifting him, then once hes out of the tank I use my hands. He's very calm and doesn't ball up when handled. I've only held him three times now, the first time was before I knew I wasn't supposed to touch him much for the first week, the other two were when I had to remove him to try to change the hide box or when I changed the reptile carpet stuff because some water spilled in there.

He does have like three or four scales on his belly that are loose, you can feel the sharp tips of them run over your skin. I checked these for ticks or any parasites but they were clear so I assume something happened at some point and they just got snagged on something, those will be fixed when he sheds wont they? Should I buy some shedding aid or anything?

His belly is whicked with a subtle peachy pink. So I assume he is going to shed soon right? Hes only about 16 inches long and was new in the petstore where I bought him so I assumed hes a hatchling.

Lol.. again I'm long winded but I figured I'd get the details out of the way now rather then make you guys wait for a reply.