Hi, everyone-- I'm kinda new here. Both to the forum and snake owning. I got Dr. Jones at an expo last week:
https://all3vil.org/gallery/rebel/jones

She is reportedly captive-bred, about a year old, and was eating well (which they all say, apparently). She hasn't eaten in her new home yet, but I'm not overly worried--in part because she's new and still acclimating, and in part because she's been in shed mode pretty much since I got her. She shed either last night or this morning and it came off in two pieces: one little scrap about an inch or so long and then all the rest of it, and she looks quite good (no retained spectacles that I can tell). This is her setup:
https://all3vil.org/gallery/rebel/snakesetup

Temps are a bit low at the moment, judging from what I've read here (though on par with this sheet's recommendations: http://www.anapsid.org/ball.html). The cool side is currently 77-point-something (though the sensor is stuck to the glass, so I suspect the air temperature is a little bit higher) and the warm side is just over 90. I kept the humidity around 65-70% once I noticed she was looking cloudy, and now I'm trying to keep it around 50%. I've covered three sides with black foam-core board, and given the mesh lid the foil-and-duct-tape treatment.

One thing that marginally concerns me is that, while the air seems a bit cooler than recommended, the surface temperature according to my infrared thermometer is a bit over 100. It certainly doesn't feel hot (just mildly warm), and I can't be 100% certain of the thermometer's accuracy, but should I worry about this? This is why I have the one hide nearer the middle of the terrarium-- I wasn't sure if it would be safe to put it directly on top of the UTH. The substrate is a couple things. Newspaper directly over the glass and astroturf-type stuff just over that. I was hoping the newspaper would help to lessen the direct heat of the pad-- is this a good approach, or would you guys recommend something different? I'm also using a CHE near the middle of the tank to try to warm the whole air mass a bit-- it seemed like leaving it on just the warm side would be way too hot on the one side and almost frigid on the cool side. The pile of grassy stuff is sphagnum moss I was using to help keep the humidity up. Should I maybe abandon these things and just go with aspen or coconut husk?

One last thing-- at the expo she was the most active snake in the tub and seemed to take a keen interest in myself and my friends, and she was pretty actively checking out her new digs when I brought her home, but for the last few days she's been very reclusively hiding. She still hasn't had a quiet week alone yet-- I've been trying to get her home up to par, involving changes and putting her in tub while I worked on it.

So basically, anything glaringly wrong with what I'm doing? I'm trying my best to make her as healthy and happy as possible, so any suggestions would be great. Any additions/changes I should make to her home? Rearrangements, more hides, different substrate, anything like that? Should I do it ASAP or after I've left her alone for a while? When and how should I try to feed her (thus far she's been uninterested in thawed mice in her cage, with or without dangling)?

Thanks for reading this long post. From what I've seen, you're a great bunch of people who really care about helping newcomers like myself. Thanks for any advice you can offer.

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Will