You want to aim for about 90-92 warm, 80-82 cool on top of the substrate where the snake actually lays. Halfway up the tank or wherever isn't tell you what you need to know.

Feed the snake what it's used to eating in the feeding manner it's used to dealing with for a few feedings at least. Then (and only if the snake is eating well for you) should you consider changing anything. Transitioning from the breeder to you is stressful enough, don't push so many changes on this snake that you trigger a stress induced fast.

As far as handling, personally I like every new snake to eat at least 2 times for me before I do much handling. I'll do an initial exam when the snake arrives, handle it during cage cleaning but other than that I don't do recreational handling until the snake is obviously well settled into the routines of our home. You have years to handle this snake but only a small window of opportunity to smoothly settle it in without creating issues you and the snake don't really need.

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