Hey everyone, last week I was given a pair of bp by someone who had lost their house.... He had them together in a 55 gallon tank with a red light on top, a log like hide thing, large dog bowl for water, and a shedding rock. Well, I've started reading about bp and have learned this is not the right set up for them! They are about 4 feet and 3.5 feet long. He told me which one was a male and which was a female, but I plan to get them probed, cause I don't think he knows much about ball pythons. They eat a live medium rat every week, so I'm told. (They don't have names and he has no clue how old they are.)

I plan on getting 2 41 qt locking tubs for them, flexwatt and a thermostat. Does anyone have any recomendations for a good yet not too expensive thermostat? And are these different from your normal house thermostats and how so? I'd like to get something off ebay or used if possible. I want to attach both flexwatts to the thermostat, it seems I can do this, right? Cause I'm using the same type of heat sources and the two tubs will be by each other.

I'd like to buy the right thermostat cause if this works out, I wouldn't mind breeding down the road. (But not yet, so I need to separate them asap, right? I doubt I could handle that yet... lol)

It will be two weeks or so till I can get this equipment, so I'd also like some ideas on what I should do right now too. It's 80 in my house during the day and 72 or so at night.

Thanks in advance for your tips, I feel a little in over my head right now....