Quote Originally Posted by AzureN1ght
I'm a 21-year old college student and still have another 1/2-2 years at college before I graduate. I live in apartment-style housing so I have my own bedroom/bathroom and I share a kitchen and living room with one other person. I'm giving you this information because I am seriously considering buying a BP and want to have some opinions from this community on the matter.
Me too!

I'm technically not able to have a pet here
me either....does it stop me? nope.. (5 and counting)

There are a few issues that might arise:
--During long weekends, I sometimes go home. Would it be safe to leave my BP at school over a 3-day span of time alone?
As long as you've figured out a sure way to keep temps stable (ie. a good thermostat)
--During week-long vacations and between semesters, I go home. Would it be safe for my BP to transport him on a 3-hour drive back to my house? (The enclosure could be set up safetly at home, of course)
Snakes seem to do well on short drives...they don't as near as stressed as we do..haha..just make sure he's in a pillow case or something and has a place to stay when you arrive at your destination

As far as an enclosure is concerned, I was thinking I would use a steralite container with UTH and an Accu-Rite Therm/Humid probe to monitor the heat and humidity. I know I'm supposed to have a cool and hot side of the enclosure--should I then buy 2 different heating pads and adjust the heat dial until I get the correct heat gradient? Do I buy pads that cover the entire tank bottom? Do I leave empty spaces under the tank? I was thinking of using human heating pads, since they have built-in heat dials.
Looks like you've been doing your homework!

In your situation, I would probably go with a simple set up, a rubbermaid will do the job. I don't know how thorough they inspect...if they go all under the bed and stuff then it's probably in your best interest to find a new living situation before getting involved with a snake...you can always find yourself a friend, and when you get that notice that your place is going to be inspected, just hand it off to that friend till the inspection is finished. I'm not saying this is the right thing to do, but I've been in your situation and I think the rules against keep a harmless little ol' snake is kinda silly.

Where are you going to college?