Getting A Ball Python

[Craiga 01453]

Save your money. That tank is way too big, humidity is difficult to keep up in glass tanks, and any sign of the bp feels stressed about will trigger it not to eat for you, which in turn will stress you out immensely as a first time owner, especially you have anxiety issues. My suggestion would be to get a good eater, easier to care for and docile snake like a corn. You can make mistakes with corn and they are forgiving. Bp's are not so much and for that reason, not a good starter pet. I have bad anxiety myself (Not as bad as most other people so I'm grateful) so watching my first snake, a bp, not eat for 3 weeks was not an easy time for me.

I have to whole-heartedly disagree here. First of all, get the snake YOU want. It'll be YOUR snake after all. BPs are honestly not any harder to keep than corns. I've kept both. BPs can be frustrating with their food strikes, but if you understand the animals going in you'll understand it happens. That's what BPs do. They are well equipped to go months without food and have survived thousands of years doing so.
And as for glass, if you like glass go glass. I started keeping snakes in 1999-2000ish and have used glass the entire time I've been keeping snakes. I just recently bought my first PVC enclosure, but primarily so I can start stacking and consolidate my enclosures rather than have glass enclosures all over the house (plus this makes room for more snakes ). But glass works just fine. It might take a little more effort of the bat, and maybe a few modifications, but it works well. If you want glass, go glass.

Cheesenugget, I mean no disrespect, but I disagree. BPs are the most popular snake in the pet trade for a reason. They really aren't difficult to care for. And I've had years of success with using glass. It takes a little effort, but I'm happy to put in the effort for my pets.