Thanks for the input! I spent several days researching the pros and cons of each of the websites Vypyrz listed, and decided to go with Animal Plastics anyway due to their strong customer service, the many positive reviews I read regarding the cage construction, and the fact that they included many of the accessories I felt were necessary (flexwatt, fluorescent lighting, and cage locks). I'll be receiving a T3 from AP in about 6 or so weeks. I've also ordered a Herpstat 2, a RHP from RBI (I live in Wisconsin, so it'll be necessary to keep the cage warm enough during the winter), and I'll be buying the Acu-rite thermometer from Walmart as soon I get the chance.
The more I've learned from this site, the happier I am that I'm rehoming my friend's snake - I've quickly realized the conditions she's keeping him in are less than ideal. He's currently living in a 30ish gal tank with pine substrate and a mesh lid (that she covers with a wet towel to increase humidity). She measures temperatures with stick-on thermometers, and humidity with a cheap analog gauge. The undertank heater is not controlled by a thermostat (though the pine layer is a couple inches thick, so hopefully that insulates it somewhat) and there is only one hide, and it's a half-log type. She also says that she feeds him once a month. I'm hesitant to lecture her on any of this because really, I've only learned about snake care in the last couple of weeks, whereas she's kept her BP for 4 years now and he's been in apparently perfect health. However, I'm looking forward to greatly improving his conditions and hopefully making his life a little better
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