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I have anxiety, so I understand where you're coming from.
1. Relax. Breathe.
2. Your hot spot should be around 90 degrees all the time. You don't want it cooler at night. Keep it as close to 90 as you can 24/7.
3. You don't need to leave lights on for him at night. If that is a heat source for night time, look into getting a CHE (Ceramic heat emitter). They produce heat, but not light. Your bp will do better at night with no light. They are noctornal, so it'll be fine in the darkness.
4. Ambient temps (air temperatures) can be anywhwere in the 80's and even high 70's on the cool side and you'll be fine.
5. Try to keep the humidity at 50-60% or higher.
6. You can feed every 5 or 6 days while the BP is young. After it gets up over 500g or so, you can cut back to 6 or 7 days.
7. Not sure if you are or not, but don't handle the bp for a minimum of 24 hours after you feed.
8. Shedding... missing a meal or eating off schedule won't affect his shed. They will shed when they need to. Keep the temperatures and humidity in check, and as it grows, it will shed in due time. It could be a month, it could be three or four months. Just depends on it's growth. let mother nature decide the shed cycles. 
9. Hides... Looks like you have some fancy hide/objects in your tank. Consider looking at some DIY snake hides or purchasing some new ones. If you can have the exact same kind on the hot side as you do on the cool side, even better. that way when the snake needs to move, it can do so by what temperature it needs, not which hide it feels more comfortable in.
10. and most importantly, relax. It takes time to get everything right, but once you do, it's fairly easy to maintain. Keep reading and keep asking questions.
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"Now you know, and knowing is half the battle." - G.I. Joe
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