Should i get male or a female?

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Hi, i am a new member to this forum. I am 18 and live in Mississauga. I have decided to get a ball python, I prefer a female but do they require more work and care?

Also this is my list of things to get, do i need all of this stuff? or am i missing anything?

mulch
75watt day-glo
thermometer
humidity box
water bowl

a cage (typically an aquarium), a secure lid, at least one heat source (either a heat mat, or an aluminum type clip lamp), a thermometer, a water bowl, and at least one hide box. I would suggest you also get a lamp timer, an extra hide box or two, a hygrometer (humidity gauge), a second heat source, a snake hook, and a pair of hemostats.

what's a hemostat?