So i turned 21 yesterday and have wanted a ball for about 6 years now and my fiance surprised me after work with one at the house! she bought this snake from petland and bought a 20 gallon tank with my male BP. it came with a small hide rock which i keep on the cool side, a small watering dish, and she bought a large hide with a UTP and a day/night light. Ive read a lot about them and was asking for some guidance or tips on what i think i know.
So first off i only have a thermometer on his cool side which runs 74-80 degrees ( i know this is low but im currently looking on the internet for a heating lamp, any suggestions would be helpful) while his under hide pad is a eko terra heat wave desert small pad. i am going to use aspen bedding for Monty (his name) and that is what i currently have (with 4 mice frozen but he was fed at the store on sunday). the tank is also a open screen top with a locking system.
what i know i need is a larger watering dish for him to lay in, a bigger spray bottle to spray the tank and keep the humidity up (spray a few times a day) and also cover part of the tank on top to help keep humidity higher. i plan to get a bucket to keep for him to feed in every week when i feed him and also plan to completely clean the entire tank (5% bleach on everything but toys and fixtures, hot water and soap for those) every 3 weeks or so while spot cleaning when necessary. i also know that i need a climbing toy for his cool side for him to explore on and things.
But other than that is there anything else that i need?
also i have had him out a few times (4 times for short periods, no more than 15 min per) and was wondering if that's to much, i know you should only have him out a few times a week where he is young but for how long? he has showed fangs to my fiances best friend (she smokes so i assume he doesn't like her because of this) and today (i think he yawned, but he opened his mouth at me when i had him out, the same time he showed his fangs to her friend) and when i put him on top of his hide rock when i pulled my hand away he jerked his head quickly. is this bad? should i be worried of aggression?
and finally, yesterday and last night he was out and active while today he has been under his hide curled up and went right back under even when his night light went on, no drink, nothing, is that normal? thank you very much for your time!