First of all I have my setup:


I have a couple standard hide places. An UTH and an overhead light. The overhead light is pretty much just for light because the thermostat shows 88 on the hot side and 78 on the cool side. My baby ball balances time between all sides. He is 6 months old and has shed almost every month on the dot. I feed him mice right now but he is about to step up to some thing a bit larger.

Here he is wondering around:
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I was told that he was a normal and got him at a reptile show for 25 bucks. I really like him compared to my others which are a BRB which is getting huge and a corn snake which was my beginner.

My questions here are:
1.) Am I set up for success or failure here
2.) He eats like a champ when they are mice but could care less about rat pups.
3.) He has two water dishes because I have not gotten one in the mail from amazon yet.
4.) He seems to like the colder side of his cage more than the warm, is this a problem or should there be any concern. I have pretty much ruled out most variables as well because I have swapped hides and it does not change the fact that he likes the cooler side.
5.) I was told he was a normal, any other obvious genes?

tell me I am an idiot or tell me I am ok. I can take it. the BRB is harder than this guy for sure.