Now that she's here...

[John1982]

So I ordered some twisty vines and a piece of sandblasted grape vine like I use in my gecko and frog enclosures and was wondering if it would be ok to give them to her as something to climb on? She just seems happier being able to climb around on stuff.

This is fine, having extra stuff in there to clutter up the enclosure is generally considered a bonus with shy snakes.

The other thing I was wondering about is the breeder told me to keep her a little cooler than you would normally keep a ball so her temps are 86-87 on the warm side and 80-81 on the cool side as per his instructions. I've provided a hide for both sides but she really only uses the cool side even after her meal. I have yet to see her use the other hide at all. I thought they needed belly heat to digest a meal like leopard geckos do?

These temps are fine, I keep my warm end the same but my cool end is usually a bit lower in the 77-79 degree range.

Last thing is I KNOW I've read it somewhere on these forums but I can't seem to find it again with a search... how long should I wait after a meal to handle her? This is for future reference of course I have yet to really handle her yet except for the first day I got her for about 15 seconds lol.

You should be fine to handle after 24 hours but as always, be gentle.