Hi guys, I've been thinking of getting a ball python for some time now. I have done a decent amount of research so far. But with research comes a lot of different peoples ways in doing things. So my main questions are the lighting setup, what size of water dish should I get, and how do I know what size mice/rats I should be feeding it. I have heard that I should natural lighting because using a regular white light can cause the snake stress and other people have said that it doesn't. Also what about uv lighting and that sorts of lighting? Also its for a baby, I have a 40 gallon terrarium with 3 hides one on the left side, middle, and right, and of course some foliage around the tank for more hiding places. My right side has the heating pad underneath. I have most of everything with digital thermometer and hydrometer. Aspine bedding. And I think thats it, is there anything else I need?

Side note: I was thinking of getting the snake from this place ( http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/...arpet-pythons/ ) not sure if its a good place but I thought I would give it a shot since they had some decent reviews. Thats also the one I would like to get =)