Hi there, nice Ball and setup. This is my first time posting on this forum, but here it goes. How wide is the thickest part of his body? That give you an idea on what to feed. Try to always feed frozen/thawed. It's safer for him and more comvenient for you. If he doesn't take the f/t right away heat it up a bit under the lamp or a blow dryer. The log hide is not secure enough, too many large openings, but the cave hide is perfect. That UTH you have gets really hot so you'll definately need a thermostat w/probe to control it. There are all kinds out there, but I think this one would be good for your setup:
http://www.reptiledirect.com/index.asp
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They also have those cave hides so you can save on shipping. But, don't order f/t food from them. The best place for that is a breeder near you or The Mouse Factory. I would also get that digital thermometer w/probe for accurate control. You can get them cheap from Radio Shack, they also have ones that measure humidity too. Taping a piece of cardboard to the screen would work good. If needed you can also add some moss to the hide in the cool side and mist daily to raise humidity. I think that covers it, but let me know if I left someghing out. And here is a picture of my 40 gal setup, it was for my five foot Gopher snake.

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