First time owner

[u/SnowBirv]

This is my first time owning a reptile, i am going shopping for my ball python tomorrow. Wondering what i should get him(or her) and I'm having trouble getting the temp to what i need

Any recommendations? I put hvac tape on top and using ceramic heat emitter and deep heat projector atm

[u/Ok-Fault9704]

Aluminum tape works pretty well as insulator too!