Thank you everyone!!

Joanna,
I've researched housing options, and I was going to go with the plastic housing. I've already found a big container just for $7.99. I haven't picked up anything yet, and I wasn't going to get much from the petstore. And if I did, I was not going to ask advice from anyone who worked there. I have a doctor appointment on the 15th and was hoping my mother could take me shopping then. She's getting a new job in a few months and will get pet insurance, so I was going to wait until then to get my snake since I want to take it to the vet as soon as possible, and until I treat it fully for mites/ticks, I will probably use newspaper bedding.

I know exactly how petstores can be. I used to have guinea pigs and it made me mad how you'd always see exersize wheels in their cages, since guinea pigs' backs are not made for this, and can hurt them or their nails can get caught and get torn off. Petstores are full of stubborn, selfish, inconsiderate people. You rarely find a good person in one. I would hardly trust anything anyone said unless I knew that they truely knew what they were talking about. I was hoping to get my snake from someone from this site as soon as I read about mites and ticks, and also the aggressive behavior from petstore snakes from being put in the same cage as other snakes.

Thank you for the advice! Although, I do have a question. Does it really matter if I got a male over a female?? I was kind of hoping for a female, but if males are better, I'll get a male instead. Just wondering.

And I know what you guys mean by snakes being addictive... All I've done is look at pictures and I already want multiple snakes and to breed. But don't worry, I'm not going to dive into this. I'm taking it one step at a time, and if I were to breed, it won't be until I have years of experience with snakes.

Thanks again!!