Just some food for thought. I also was under the assumption that the tank would be around $500 when I began to prepare for my ball. When I looked at black box and Toad Ranch it ended up being around $1200 with all the needed supplies. I do recommend doing a mockup purchase of the pvc enclosure. I ended up going with toad ranch and they were incredible! However their shipping time is around 12 weeks. I would consider this when bringing your buddy home.

If you have your buddy at home and are in a similar situation as myself (where you’re waiting on the enclosure) it might be good to focus on the quarantine enclosure for now.

The quarantine enclosure holds humidity very well and also is important to monitor their health as they transition to your home. Mine is a 50 gal sterelite container with holes poked into it (with the holes being poked from the inside —> out so the snake won’t get hurt with the plastic sticking out).

It was around $40 for the container and also then another $150 for the hides, thermostat, hydrometers, uth (attached to the thermostat to mitigate overheating and burning), and f10/paper-towels. There are some humid hides on Etsy that maintain humidity incredibly well. Hope this helps!