Quote Originally Posted by Kaorte View Post
A $300 budget would be cutting it really close. I think for $300 alone you could get the PVC cage, but none of the equipment that goes along with it. If OP gets a hatchling, they could always upgrade to a PVC enclosure once the animal is a little bigger.
True, I just didn't see anyone else say anything about them and it didn't seem like the OP knew about PVC cages.

Also, don't forget about classifieds. Just a couple weeks ago I saw 4 T8 Animal Plastics cages for $100 each with lights and locks on Craigslist.