If you really want a ball python then do some research. They are really not that difficult to keep at all. You need to be prepared for the fact that you may one day need to feed live. You have to do what is right for the snake not for yourself. I have not seen anyone tell you anything that you should not already know about keeping ball pythons as pets. I am not an expert but I have been keeping ball pythons since 2008. I am just telling you the facts. I have had ball pythons that used to take f/t and then had to be fed live to keep them eating. You MUST do what is best for the snake, not what you WANT to do.