I'd love to see you just do it.
I'm worried that at a reptile expo with the "in your face/hands" temptation you'll be hard pressed to say no.
FedEx deliveries trump reptile shows and pet store purchases LOL!
I do love carpets though.
But even still, a good carpet depending on the morph is usually easier to find and less expensive than the right SD/Dwarf percentage reticulated python.
I jumped on my guy, however the tiger pattern is also my favorite pattern in the snake world. When the stars aligned I had to do it.
I'd be really surprised if this guy got big.
Get a male for sure and do as Reptile-experts says. maintenance feed and you'll have a healthy, manageable snake.
Get a carpet down the road. Mine was from an expo LOL!