Thanks! I asked a bunch of questions! He answered all of them thoroughly! Soooo helpful. He is even going to set up flexwatt for me for $5.

I am going to probably put a deposit on the snake on Friday and pick up my thermostat (hopefully the reptile store has it!). I *may* need to get a different hide but I will only know when I have the snake. I'll need to get a container for the rats plus rat food. I think I'll be set after that.

I have:

12 quart tub
1 bowl hide (because that's all that fits in the container)
1 small water dish (may need to get a bigger one)
1 Thermometer/hygrometer
Aluminum foil tape
extension cord


I will need to get paper towels too.

So things I need to get:
Thermostat
flexwatt
paper towels
container for rats
rat food

Anything else I am missing?