Ok so ill start with food DONT feed mice especially from the likes of petco or petsmart lol my smallest is only 80 grams and she eats rat pups most out the egg can eat pups 5 grams is way small you want at least 15-20 gram food. Rats are also much more nutrient rich you can buy frozen rat pups and crawlers online and i know for a fact in Fl there are a ton of breeders and they can point you towards a reliable breeder. As for temps yes you want a thermostat and thermometer im not using anything fancy so dont worry about the herpistats if you cant afford them im running 3 zoomed's 35$ each lol