Well the hardest part of owning a ball python is getting them to consistently eat for you. To do this you will need to make sure that your husbandry is spot on and you avoid anything that can stress out your new snake.

Check out these threads... they contain all of the information needed to get started.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...s%29-Caresheet

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...Husbandry-FAQs

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...t-Thermometers

What type/size cage are you using? and what are you heating the cage with?