Thermostat probe placement in my tank?

[Hugsplox]

Anyhow I'll be making a vet visit sometime soon to be absolutely sure there is nothing wrong even if it's unnessesary.

Take him to the vet if you want some peace of mind, but like many others I'm done trying to reassure you if you're not willing to listen. My opinion is that your cup is too full. You've done a ton of research and filled your head with whatever BP information you can find, but when people who have real experience tell you to relax you essentially tell us we're wrong. This is no different than googling your own symptoms and then telling your doctor that they're wrong about your diagnosis.

I also wanted to test a stool sample long ago and check for potential of respitory infection since some on this forum have also noted the possibility of signs of RI when I mentioned that he opens his mouth a couple of times a day, when he's not feeding also.

I've commented on this RI and "yawning" situation on your other posts. You're misunderstanding what people are telling you. No one is suggesting your snake has an RI but you, people have just told you that yes, frequently opening their mouth is a symptom, but with no other symptoms you shouldn't worry, and your response to that has been to continue suggesting that your snake has an RI. I have no idea what else to tell you here.

You don't trust the snake. You don't trust yourself. You don't trust us. Will you even trust the vet?

I couldn't of said this better

I have studied about ball python keeping for over a year before getting him and now I am experiencing polar opposites of what I have learned about ball pythons and seen about them from other keepers I followed.

Lastly, and I know these quotes are out of order but again I want you to understand why some of us are probably to you, coming off as a little rude. I'm super happy that you did a years’ worth of research before bringing a snake home. You did what many new keepers don't do, and that's why a lot of them end up on forums like this looking for help with issues that are common so believe me when I say, great job doing everything you can to learn about your animal before getting the animal.

Going back to my googling your symptoms comment. If you take your snake to the vet and they tell you the same things that we’ve told you, are you then going to tell them that you’ve done all this research so they must be wrong because they’re not fitting what you think you know? I don’t mean to sound abrasive, but I can tell you that I’ve kept reptiles for 10 years now, and there’s been plenty of things that I thought I knew. I’ve been fortunate enough to have the wealth of knowledge that are the users on this forum to correct me when I was off base, and to educate me when I needed it.

Anyway, take our advice, don’t take it, it’s up to you. Just trust that we have your snake's well being in the front of our minds when we're giving you that advice.