Eastern Yellow Bellied Racer as pet

[rubbertoes]

Ok, so I already know that racers to not make the best pets. I know that they are messy, super energetic, and are prone to carrying parasites. But my friend has a female Eastern Yellow Bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris) that laid 8 eggs, and all 8 of them hatched. Now he has 8 neonate racers and is keeping two for himself, giving one to me, and letting the rest go. I am hoping that most of the racers problems in captivity will be removed due to this being a captive-bred specimen. This will be my first snake (although i've owned several lizards, geckos, and turtles in the past) I am getting a 20 gal. "long" tank and am planning on using shredded newspaper as substrate, as well as getting a water bowl for soaking/drinking, a couple of hides, and a heat lamp. is there anything i am missing, or do any of you guys have tips from working with these animals in the past? Thanks.