I keep it in a tank. I've got a heat pad on one side of the tank and the eater dish on the other and a day light over the middle. I don't remember what the substrate was called. It was a zilla brand that said it was good for reptiles. I haunt been to the pet store to check that.
It's not a very old snake. Since I didn't get it originally but it is between a foot and a half and two feet long.