i went to the nearby petco the other day and talked to the guy there(who used to breed bp's). apparently, they aren't very good starter snakes because they have problems shedding, eating, get stressed out easily etc.... and that i should consider a king snake. how are bp's with shedding? is it really that difficult if you get temps and humidity right? also how are kings with musking and whatnot? i definitely don't want that to happen every time i handle it