Welcome to BPNet Tanya. You've received some excellent and common sense advise so there's nothing for me to add other than to advise you to look at lots of options and be creative when it comes to purchasing things for the snake.

The Acu-Rite for instance is a very cost effective idea that works, compared to the more expensive analgo things that mostly don't work that the pet stores sell. Same with hides, you can spend a lot on a fancy one or not much on a dollar store plastic bowl. The snake will care less as long as it's hide is small and dark. Personally I find the plastic bowls easier to clean but then I'm cleaning up after multiple snakes.

Please enjoy the site, there's tons of excellent threads here, stickies to read over, a caresheet, etc.