[QUOTE=OTorresUSMC;2478196]I would not use the carpet. You can not spot clean them. Which means every time the snake poops you have to either leave the carpet in there with the liquid that you couldnt clean or you have to pull the carpet every time, clean it and put it back. I personally use coconut husk bedding. Holds moisture very well without mold risk which is great for humidity. I spot clean when they poop removing the bedding from just that area and replacing with a small amout and i change the entire bedding every month or so. 55% humidity is good. Make sure the UTH is on a thermostat which im guessing it is since you said its set at 90. So other than the carpet your setup sounds A OK. Just curious did you get a morph or a normal?? And welcome to the site and to the wonderful world of ball python ownership.

Thanks for the welcome everyone!

Jordan is a normal ball python, not to say I won't look into a morph someday should I choose to get another. I have been very confussed about bedding, and got the carpet after his vet recomended it. If I go with the coconut bedding, should I still use the moist moss in his hide? Also the heat pad and lamps are on a thermostat, however I have not seen it shut off at all...and I check often because I am paranoid. Is this normal?

Oh and an additional question. He is on f/t mice. The pet store was feeding in a seperate container, so I did the same (the one time I have fed him). What I am concerned about is that they said to feed him one fuzzy every 7 days. When I went to buy him food, the fuzzies were tiny comparwd to his widest part. I fed him 2 hoppers that he quickly devoured, and honestly he probably would have eaten another. He is 85 grams and about 18 inches, so what should he be eating and how often?

Sidenote too, the vet probed him and said she is fairly certain that Jordan is actually female but wont know for sure until he gets bigger. Is that normal, or should an experienced herp vet be able to tell now?