My first snake!

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Anyways, I have a couple questions and concerns. He seems a little cold, I don't know if that is normal or what not. My room does get cold over night, but I have two heat lamps, and two heat pads underneath the tank to try and keep him warmer. I also have coconut husk for the bed and a bowl for a hide rock, and I also bought a bowl for him as well, but it's pretty small so I am going to buy him a bigger one soon.

Second thing is that tomorrow is my first time feeding him. The breeder was able to get him to eat once a week, so that will be very easy for me. I bought a frozen hopper, but I was told that feeding them frozen is VERY hard. Does anyone have any tips for me with this?

How cold does your room get at night?

Personally I think 2 heat pads is overkill - you should only need one on the hot side and the other side should be his cool side so he can thermoregulate. Also for the lamps: one during the day to keep ambients up should be fine but remember to turn them off at night so he can have his day/night cycle.

I would even put him on a 5 day schedule and stick him on adult mice or rat pups: hoppers are too small for babies IMO but if he's a shy feeder for you at first (since he is still aclimating) a hopper wouldn't be bad to try out first. Feeding F/T is only difficult if you have a picky snake.

Also to add: make sure those UTHs are on a thermostate or at least a dimmer.