Heres what I do for pretty much all my set ups... 2 zilla hides(3$ a piece), water bowl from target (3$), lil climbing thing from pet depot or whatever (15$), flexwatt or some kind of heat pad (flex is like 6$ some of the others are up to 40$), thermostat(35-300$), 2-in-1 hygrometer/thermometer (13$ walmart), and a rubbermaid tub (66qt for babies and 96qt for young adults-adults 15$)... so for like 100-125$ you could be ready to rock... below is a picture of what my babies get... the girl in this pic is like 250g or so... mid summer 07