Welcome to the addiction!
Here ya go
http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules/...warticle&id=59
That will help your setup tremendously...
Also
Aspen bedding is better for your ball (hmmm...new tongue twister)
but newspaper is best...I'm only assuming you want a decorative tank setup, so that is why I recommended the aspen...
you may want to cover the screen
heres a link to do that...
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=90187
Log hides are not optimal for your BP, you can buy the cave hides from the petshop, oooor....
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=59280
I think that about does it... The caresheets explain to you UTH, and Acurites, and handling and yadda and yadda and yadda...
But please do read...it is very essential for upkeeping a ball, and I couldnt have done it without this site...
I think I'm just gonna copy and paste what I just mentioned above for any newbies passing my way...to the others...did i fail to mention anything else?