Hi,
I am also a new first time owner of a male bp. I bought Slinky from a reptile show in South Africa three months ago. He had the same symtoms but he wasn't eating. Took him to a vet where he was put on antibiotics and then later was also given a parasite shot. Then not long after that he swallowed a stick with his food which lodged sideways in the back of his mouth.
Now he is busy shedding for the first time. Good luck, hope he is better soon!