Jumping in a little late here - but if you think there's even the remotest possibility that you may wish to breed in the future, I'd recommend picking up a nice normal female. That way, you already have a female who will be closer to being up to size.
Albey and Justin are both great guys! Don't be afraid of shipping - I've had the bulk of my collection shipped to me with no problems - when you deal with professionals, you'll be fine!
This is how I set up babies. That's a 15 quart tub from Dollar General, I think $3. Note that the human heat pad was temporary until my flexwatt and thermostat arrived.
The hide in the right of the picture is made from a plastic flower pot saucer with the entrance soldered out. Shortly after this picture was taken, the green hide was replaced with an identical flower pot saucer hide. The saucer cost $.47 each.
There really is a baby in there:
A year later - here's the same baby:
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