Well, I have and will enjoy just one BP. She/he has an amazing personality, and we just adore this BP as a family pet. I read ALOT so made few mistakes. There are two things that I found the most valuable: One is raising the humidity to 65/70% during shed. I have never had a bad shed. In fact, it always come off in one piece. She will just push against her hide and it rolls of into what looks like a condom. (sorry but it is true . The other is my heating system. I use Hydro Farm, which is actually made for plants but is awesome for under tank heating. (I found the advice on this site) One single probe just under the aspen regulates the surface temp perfectly and you can set it digitally to the average temp you want. I have terrariums, which I love for having a single snake.