LOL @ the manicure... my 4 year-old niece is currently into face-painting, so my face looked like your nails the last time I babysat. All I can say is, at least the paints are washable.
Your little hog is a cutie-pie! My girl was eating fuzzies from the time I got her, and she was about the same size... FYI they grow FAST and eat like pigs, or at least mine does. It's amazing how quickly she progressed from fuzzies to hoppers to adults, and now (at around 20 months old) she could easily take 2 large adults per feeding. So don't be scared to push him a bit, as they can handle more than you might think.Have fun, they're great snakes!!