good job on doing your research before you get a snakeas far as advice the most important thing is temperature and humidity, before you get the snake get the caging and everything taken care of, get a tub or tank [[most people here use tubs,me included]] make sure the tub is in accordance with the size of the BP, get a good UTH or flexwatt tape, and buy a thermostat, i use reptitemp [[$34 at petsmart]] for bedding i use paper towels, easy to clean, easy to replace.... and for a thermometer most people here, again, me included, use the acurite, $12 at walmart....if you need any more help feel free to shoot me a PM =] good luck