I Just bought a BP a couple of weeks ago and wanted to ask some questions, and this looks like a really good place to do that. I've been doing my research to try to make sure I am caring for it properly, and found some mixed messages.
Ok, first thing, when I bought it from the pet store, I bought this kit that came with it, it had a 10-gallon aquarium with heating pad attached to bottom, water dish, overhead lamp, and was filled with little pebbles as substrate with a few rocks here and there. Is this a good substrate? From what I've seen, soil or shavings work but I haven't seen anything like what I have. Second, I've read in some places that an overhead lamp is not neccessary and might actually suck humidity out of the tank and leave it too dry. And third, is it absolutely neccessary to check temperatures/humidity, and if so, whats the best thing to do to regulate them?