kudos to you for such good pre planning. that was all my hope and dream, to purchase everything needed, and THEN choose an animal. not to say i don't love my Snikolas. he's a bit over 3 feet, and i've only had him for a lil over a month, but so far he's been a phenomenal pet. he's a rescue with some lamp burns and had a bad shed but he's doing SO well now. BPs are definately resiliant! i've not had a problem yet with feeding in the enclosure, i put a clean piece of paper in his tank, feed him, and when he's done chowin down and has chilled out a lil bit, i take the paper out and stick his hides and water back where they go.

as i said, my BP is a bit over 3ft and he's my first, so i don't have hatchling experience, but from what i understand, you've done your homework.

i'm sure you're going to be a phenomenal BP owner!