This is very helpful, especially with the pricing! I was looking up prices on things that I would need before and I was barely scraping above 300 dollars total for an enclosure and it just didn't seem like I was spending enough. I'll try to find stuff that fits within that price range, and I totally agree I would rather by the nice stuff right up front. Probably save me money in the long run anyhow.

I do have a few more questions if you are willing to answer them! No pressure!

As far as enclosures vs how big my snake gets. How many enclosure should I expect to purchase as my snake grows if I start with a baby? Could I possibly buy only one and modify the size of the enclosure as it grows by making like a wall of sorts with something like cardboard?

For heating, I have read many places that I could use things like an electric blanket. This doesn't seem very easy to regulate, though. Do you have any recommendations for types of heaters that I could use? There are so many options and a lot of them seem kind of complicated, but I could probably figure them out with youtube tutorials or the instructions.

As far as humidifiers go, would you recommend buying some sort of machine to keep it humid for me? Or would it be easy enough to manually keep the enclosure humid?

You also mentioned a radiant heat panel, what exactly does that do?

Lastly, how often should I be handling my snake? I'm seeing some people say no more than twice a week, but that seems a lot less than what I would have expected and from what I have heard from a friend who has owned one before. Taking what that friend told me into account, said friend ended up with a dead snake within the first 6 months, and I would surely like to avoid that!

Sorry if this is an overwhelming amount to ask! I really want to be prepared for owning one...