First shed, new snake owner

[Luvyna]

Thanks. Got home and the humidity levels are looking good still. Air temp in the tank is about what it is outside today, around 75° (house temp about 68°-70° atm). Hopefully these temperatures stick around this time, as we should be warm for at least the next ten days. I also took out the half-log cold hide he never used (though he did like using the outside of it for shedding) and replaced it with a small zilla humidity hide.

I squeezed out the spanghum moss like I would squeeze out a sponge. Hopefully thats the right way to do it.

If he still isn't done shedding by tomorrow morning, should we follow bad shed procedure?

Yes, squeezing out the sphagnum moss is the right way to do it I would say that if he still has stuck shed tomorrow yes it's a good idea to give him some help. We have some great threads on this forum showing how to do it if you need any guidance.

I used to have a similar problem with the cool side of my enclosure. I have a 30g Sterilite tub and the ambient temp in my house in the winter is around 70F. My hot spot was at 90F with a UTH but the surface of the substrate on the cool side would fall to 73F. I ended up fixing the problem by installing a CHE on a separate thermostat on the cool side and setting it to 80F. The ambient temp is now 80F on the cool side and 79F on the warm side. That's a solution you could consider if you're having trouble with ambient temps and the cool side being too cold.