Thank you so much for the advice, that helps a lot! I'll deepen the substrate layer a bit and go ahead and remove the humid hide. Glad to hear I'm fine with the heat mat, too!

I've heard they can be pretty nippy when they're little. I'll definitely be mindful of not putting it away after tags. I'm pretty glad I got a hognose first, my little guy is super high-strung and it took him like six months to figure out that bluff-striking at me won't make me put him up.

Thanks again, you've really put my mind at ease! There's a lot of conflicting advice out there about these guys and it's reminding me how grateful I am for this forum. There's nothing better than advice from people like you who really know what they're doing!