I got it from a petstore near my house two days ago. I know the guy that owns it knows about herps so it had good care when it was there. Right now it is in rubbermaid that is 30"x20"x15"(lxwxh). The basking spot it 94F and the substrate is newspaper but I am going to the store tomorrow to get a mercury vapor bulb and cypress. He has one hide and a tile that is tilted up so it can go under. I have had experience with larger lizard and some monitor species but have never had a nile before.