Hey guys! I'm new to the reptile world and Ball Pythons in general. I just picked up a little guy 2 days ago from a friend who needed the extra room. I would say he's only about 17 inches long, no more then 22 though. I haven't done a accurate measurement. I've been doing alot of reading on BP Husbandry, but for now this is my general set up I have for him.

13 gal tank w/screen top and clamps with Aspen bedding. Water bowl and digital temp/humidity gauge, some fake plants. Two hides, half log for his hot side and a box on the cool side. I'm heating the tank with a light fixture (100w UVA bulb for sim daytime and a 100w red heat bulb for sim nighttime.) As of now (remember im only 3 days into this ) I haven't let the hot side of his tank get above 85 degrees, I've noticed that some people let there hot side heat up to the low 90's. Is this safe? Should I also invest in a under tank heat pad that i keep reading so much about? Also, I'm concerned about his humidity level, I can't seem to get it up bast 34% So any tips with humidity would be lovely!

I'll post more questions as I have them, there are many!

I named him Monty...........Monty Python. HA!................well, I thought it was clever.

Cheers, thanks for any advice and input your willing to give