Yea Thanx allot adamanteus- I'm gonna have to play it by ear a lil bit... considering this was a wild snake, i'd rather TRY bathing him more often first and go on with the variables from their. Tonight i'm gonna rip apart his cage and REALLY thoughly clean it to eliminate any threat that theirs some irritant in their. BTW ALL I HAVE for heat in the tank is a screw in blacklight bulb. I didn't imagine this could even possibly harm him, especially since his water dish is at the other corner of the tank... seems a bit of a stretch to think he's too hot..... he's always ice cold when i pull him out the cage- but what do ik right??