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Question about my Quizno

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Alright. This snake was a rescue for me. He was brought into my store in a 40 gallon breeder (for a 6', 13lb snake) and his only furnishings were the inside cotton lining of an old coat. He had no heating, no lighting, and a live rat crawling on his head. I have since moved him to a 90 gallon tank, with ample heat, lights and water. I am still working on some of the landscaping, but I have seen 100 percent improvement in the snake. When I got him, he had severe mouthrot (which I treated with shots for a month) and was fairly listless when held. I have spent the better part of 3 months getting his husbandry taken care of and nursing him back to health. I am concerned because lately he has become very alert whenever I enter the tank. That isn't to say that he has struck at me, but he whips his head around rather quickly and assumings what to me is a rather menacing posture. I have heard of some snakes becoming aggressive and unruly when in this kind of situation. I know since I plan to keep this snake until one of us isn't here anymore I should plan on getting bite eventually, however I'd rather it be later then sooner. Why has he started reacting this way? Is there anything I have to worry about? How will I know if he is genuinely being aggressive??
 
Do you feed the snake in its enclosure? Do you feed it by holding the food item in your hand (directly in hand - no tongs). Then the snake is possibly associating being fed with you putting your hands into the tank or is associating the scent of food with your hands.

There could be other things too, but these are something to consider.
 
Yesterday was the very first time I fed him in the tank. He was much more comfortable and ate in alot less time then he used to. I didn't hold the prey item at all, I put it on a shallow dish and laid the dish in the tank. It wasn't until I went in to remove the bowl that he started getting that way.. but he does it on days when I'm not feeding him as well.

I was also wondering what the ambient air temperature needs to be in his tank for him to be happy. I'm having a bit of a tough time getting the air temp to stay above around 80 degrees. I do use combination UTH though, so I know the ground is plenty warm. If the ground stays at temp, does it matter what the air is???
 
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