mxtub, good job for the positive response to this poster.. you suggested some great things. i just wanted to give you some koodoes for that

everyone has made some great suggestions, i second the motion of leaving the little guy (or girl) alone for a couple days. next time you choose to add a snake to your collection i highly suggest using a reptile store or breeder, try to stay away from petco-petworld-petsmart-pet____-exc.. just seems to be more problems then anything else on so many levels but since you already have your little critter i would abide by some of the suggestions here and enjoy your new friend you cant do anything now about having a pet store snakes just know for the sake of knowing next time stay away from them, as hard as it is.

again, congrats and good luck getting your stats where they belong