The names Anthony. BP's name is "Suriyothai".
The breeder who sold me my python last week was named Chris. Interesting coincidence

Thanks for the compliments on the tank. I'm keeping careful watch on the temps throughout the day today. I will be very careful to only change 1 thing at a time. This whole setup is a lot more fickle than I anticipated it being, but thats fine. Once I get it all under control I'm sure it'll become a lot easier to maintain and in the end its worth it to keep such an amazing pet!

Now that everything seems good I'm going leave it all as is and probe both hides later tonight (lid will have been closed about 8 hours). I'll update with my readings at that time. Thanks!