Hi,

If you have the snake on f/t, keep it like that. It's a) cheaper, b) safer, and c) EASIER!

Once he gets big enough you can just buy packs of 25 or 50 and dump it in your freezer... nothing easier.

As for the heat lamp... that all depends on your house temperatures. Can you give us an overview of what temps the house will be at?

Like Jeff said, if the house doesn't get below 75* it should be alright. If not, you might need the heat lamp. Beware though that those lamps suck out humidity like none other, so it'll be tricky to get the humidity to 50%.

There's a glass setup sticky, maybe a mod or admin can get a link?

Hope thath helped.