another noob, is my setup correct?

[tttaylorrr]

77 at surface level on the hot side and 67 at surface level on the cold side. but keep in mind these temp are after i just did a spot cleaning, water change and soaked the forest moss.

77 is too low for a hot spot. how are you regulating your UTH and bulbs? you should also be checking the actual bottom of the tank's temperature and not on top of the substrate.

im thinking that temps are low because even when everything has settled they are around 70's on cold side, low 80's on hot side and mid to upper 80's on top of the grapevine.

are these ambient temps? ambient should never drop below 75 anywhere in the tank.

my snake never uses her hides (like i said i think they are too small) she tends to curl up behind the grapevine between it and the tank wall, or on top of it close to the light. is she stressed? or is she just comfortable. she does move around at night and sometimes during the day when im not home.

not using hides is a definite sign of stress. "a hiding ball is a happy ball." with the temps you've provided it seems like she's not warm enough. try to get your hotspot to stay consistently between 88-90° and ambient well above 75°, closer to 80°.

also i keep finding these little white balls everywhere, i dont know if thats mold or poo . . . . dont know what BP poo looks like lmao.

those are called urates and are essentially urine. make sure to check and spot clean daily.