The Ap racks come with flexwatt heat tape... this will provide the hot side temperature of 88-92 degrees, but the cool side of the tubs will be determined by the temperature of the room. This means that you will need to keep the room that the rack(s) are in at least 75 degrees year round. (78-82 would be best)

I would strongly suggest that you get a rack from Ap that uses IRIS tubs. Sterilite likes to change the dmentions of their tubs every few years... this will make getting replacement tubs nearly impossible. IRIS on the other hand never changes their tub dimensions.

You can breed a male to 3-4 females in a season, but you have to be careful that you don't push him too hard. give him some downtime and a chance to eat in-between pairings.

Live vs Frozen is greatly debated... there is no nutritional difference between the two, so the snake gets the same thing either way.

Most BP's will eat live easier, but there is the chance that the rodent will bite/injure the snake in the process... Never leave a live rodent with a BP unattended, this is asking for disaster.

frozen ensures that the rodents are parasite free, and pose no risk to the BP, but thawing them out can be time consuming... the best thing about feeding frozen is you can toss the rodent into the tub and leave it for the snake to eat later.

I prefer frozen, but I will feed live if necessary. Pre-killed is another option (fresh killed)