Hi I'm new to this forum...help!

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I recently bought my first snake. he is a male ball python, about 1-2 years old and 4 feet long. as i stated, he is my first snake so im new to their behavior. my set up is a 40 breeder tank with eco earth coco fiber bedding. i have a large corner water dish for him, although i never see him soak or drink from it. he has a rough log for help with shedding, and two hides on either side of the tank. the basking spot is between 95-100 degrees and the cool side is a constant 82 degrees. he always stays in the hide on the warm side of the tank, day and night. i received him on june 25th, exactly two weeks ago. we took him out for a short period after about 24 hours of having him and he was ok for a while. right before we put him back he let out a high pitched squeak, or huff. im not really sure which. he did it for the rest of the night. he does not do it when he doesnt see me. he does it with just about every breathe when im around him, touch him, spray him, soak him, or handle him. it almost sounds like a bird chirping. there is no wet mucus coming from the nostrls or mouth, and there is no dry mucus either. he does not lift his head to breathe and there are no bubbles. he is still very alert. i tried to feed him the friday after i got him and he only snapped at the rat twice while the rat jumped away. then he lost interest. the tuesday following he went into shed. today, 6 days later his eyes finally cleared up, so i assume he will begin shedding soon. i have heard of pythons huffing and puffing when they dont want to be bothered but he is still very friendly. i have not fully ruled out a URI but i have not seen any other signs of one. oh additionally he does yawn from time to time, but in the 2 weeks ive had him ive only seen this 5 times. and i should state that the reason the temperature is so high is because the reptile breader that i bought him from told me to up the temperatures to about 95-100 degrees to ttry to fight off a possible URI, just incase. as i stated, i am very new to snakes and would appreciate any advice anyone could give me. im not sure what to do and im currently saving for a vet visit as a precaution.