Just got out first snake!! and I have a few more questions.

[The Serpent Merchant]

My stupid questions are:
1) Do they every come out during the day? (My leo does here and there only for a few minutes)
2) I have a fluorescent tube in there and it is on a timer for a day and night cycle. I have it set from 9 am to 9:15 pm. Is that ok or should I change it? Our house is very dark during the day so I left that light in there for both looks because it is a display cage and for a solid day and night cycle for routine.
3) How will I know she is acclimated well?
4) Last but not least and more importantly how do I prepare F/T? The breeder fed live but I want to get her onto F/T asap because well I don't want to risk and injury to the snake and my wife and daughter are way more comfortable with it.

1. Yes, they do come out at day sometimes

2.Your fluorescent light schedule is fine. most people do 12 hours on, 12 hours off.

3. You will know that she has acclimated well when she is eating regularly and just chills in her hides during the day and explores at night (sounds good so far)

4. There are many ways. I pull mine out the night before and stick them in a freezer. then about an hour before I am going to feed I put them in a bucket of warm water. Finally I heat them to 100 degrees (checked by my temp gun) with a hair drier.

Temperature is the most important thing you don't want to cook them, but they need to be around 100 degrees as that is the body temperature of rats.