Much obliged, my friend. You really seem to know your stuff here, you've been a lot of help thus far.

Apologies, I should've specified in that last post, he is eating frozen/thawed pinkies. The pet shop had him on a feeding schedule of once a week, every Friday. Seeing as I only got him 2 days ago, I have not needed/tried to feed him yet. This is also part of the reason I want to wait to move him into the 10 gal. I want to make sure he'll eat for me, because I know he probably won't if I put him in a new environment before feeding him. The employee said he had no problem getting the snake to eat from the forceps, so I'm hoping that stays true for me as well.

If you have anything to add to the above, feel free.

Oh, but while its on my mind. I have leftover items from my 10 gal when it housed hermit crabs. Among these are the driftwood log things you get at the pet store, and also some coral. The driftwood will be perfect for a hiding spot, and I would imagine it would be smart to clean it before introducing it to the snake (whose name is Ike, btw, I feel bad continuously referring to him as "the snake". lol.)

Would you happen to know if the coral is safe for him to crawl on/about? I'm afraid it might be too rough on him, though if safe, I imagine that would be an ideal shed-starter when it happens. As always, thanks in advance.

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