Hi all I am new here and hopefully soon to be new to owning a BP.
I have Bern thinking of getting a BP for a while now and have finally decided to look into it seriously. But before I go out and buy a bunch of useless junk I wanted to get some info on what I should be doing.

Tank size... is it best to just go straight to a 40 gallon or should I adjust as the snake gets bigger?

I read not to use a heat rock but instead use a heat pad under the tank...is this always needed? Or only if I need to get that side to the right temp?

I'm not a huge fan of having to buy bedding all the time and want something relatively easy to maintain. What would be some good options?

when starting out what are the must have things to buy?
I know big enough water dish, hide away and a branch of some type.
Are lamps needed?

Basically any info I can get will make this so much easier on me.

I'm sure a lot of these questions are answered all over these forums but I am using my phone and searching forums can be a pain at times so I apologize in advance.



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