Hello, New to this forum and new to the idea of snake ownership..
My boyfriend and I have talked about the next step in adding to our reptiles, We currently have 5 Bearded dragons and 11 Crested geckos. But have been looking into getting a ball python... I am alright with the idea just lots of
unsures due to I just got over my long time fear of snakes about a month
ago, but ever since then I have been looking at different snakes.

We are currently looking at getting this Pinstrip male( cuz one snake is all we are getting)
We talked to the guy that owns it and he hatched in 2012 he thinks around
Sept or Oct. would get back with us on the exact hatch date. and is
around 12 inches long and 225 grams.We have not bought him yet but
very interested in him we wanted to ask more questions before hand
We know its a small sized snake but wanted raise it up.

We have a few questions first:
1. What would be an appropriate sized cage for him?
2. How often would we feed him? ( we dont want to powerfeed but dont want to starve him)
3. Is 150 a bad price for him?
4. What is a good way to avoid a bad temperament? (handling him we know just anything else?)
5. Any tips for a first time snake owner?
6. How long should we wait to handle him?
7. For a pinstrip does he have good markings?

Thanks for your time and hope you have a great day!! Thanks for your advice and looking