Boa help!!!!

[artgecko]

I think bumping the temps up would be a good idea... That said, just monitor them closely to make sure that it doesn't raise higher than that.

If you just got your boa, he will need time to settle in (at least 2 weeks is the standard). For that time, only
when necessary (i.e. go in the cage to clean, change water, etc. only).

I personally have a hook (you can see it in front of the tub in the pic of Jax's setup). You might want to get a hook, but you can use a coat hanger for some of the functions of a hook. I would start hook training him now, which should help avoid you getting bit due to food response and it can also help cage defensive behavior some too.

To "hook train" you teach the snake to associate being "stroked" with an inanimate object (like a hook, paper towel tube, coat hanger, etc.) with being picked up. You stroke him each time before you clean his water, move him, etc... any time your hands go in the tank when food isn't involved. With a hook, you can also gently lift him off the ground, which may help you get your hands under him and avoid getting bit. When you feed, you don't use the hook, so the snake learns hook= no food and goes out of "feeding mode".
Here's a good video where the guy demonstrates hook training.