Adopting a BP, advice needed

[Kymberli]

Thanks for all the replies! The care sheet is a wealth of info! Thanks Dr. For pointing me to that. Doesn't seem like I need to panic too much. My passion is cigars so I have the digital Hygro/temp gauge and I am very well versed in maintaing temp and RH. easy enough. I think I will go with a tub to get him some security if nothing else for the time being. Again, thanks fir the help and for calming my nerves. I am definitely going to be sticking around here learning and sharing as much as I can....
Oh and I'll try to get some pics up this weekend! Thanks guys...
One last question, just to try to gauge the situation of the previous 'owner'. What IS an average cost of feeding an adult male BP?

Depends on where you purchase the frozen rodents from. I purchase mine from a local Ball Python and Rodent breeder who also owns a reptile store. The size of the prey depends on the size of the snake. My male and female normals are the same size right now, I feed them both small rats which are about $2.20 each. They eat about once a week, so for one of them I pay $8-10 a month.. really not very expensive, in my honest opinion.

Btw, I strongly recommend sticking with the tub setup to house him in. Display tanks are wonderful, but from experience they are a pain in the butt to maintain proper temperatures and humidity. Also a serious pain in the butt to clean! I switched to Sterilite tubs and never looked back!