Okay so I'm a tad overwhelmed with all the very helpful and informative threads, and having read through some of them I have a few questions:

What's a PAM treatment? (I'm assuming PAM is not referring to the cooking spray)

How easy is connecting a thermostat to a new rack system? Electricity scares me, lol.

Which is more prefered: professional racks like Animal Plastics, or homemade ones?

If you get snakes from different sources, can/do you QT them in the same area?

Is deworming necessary? And can you do it at home?

Does anyone here keep their snakes in the basement? How do you keep the ambient temp up other than overclocking your home heating system?

Also, I have a sweet normal female who hides a lot. I've had her for about two and a half months now, and she's very well hand tamed, and likes to snuggle and watch Lost with me. But in her tank she hides under her water dish all the time. Granted, it's warm (heat pad under it) and humid, but her tank is too. Her hot spot is near 90* daytime/75* night and is right over a rocky hide, and her tank humidity is between 60-70%. Sometimes she lays with her head poking out from under her dish, but I never really see her exploring her 20gal long tank. Suggestions? or is she just shy?

Thanks in advance!!