Thanks folks.. I'll pick him up and transfer him. Going to find the thickest gloves I can though! lol. I am generally not afraid of animals/reptiles but I do not like pain and again, don't want to stress him to the point of attacking. I will keep a look out for the strike position. Picking him up will also give me a good chance to give him the once over for mites, signs of illness and get some pics of him.

As for the pillow case herding.. I guess I watch too much tv!

The tank has been sanitized, cleaned and cypress substrate added. Will get a UTH and thermostat/humidity control and six live mice this afternoon, (we plan on raising his food). Still need to figure some kind of lid out for the tank. I was thinking plywood with two small doors on top (hatch style), one with mesh for the light to sit on, the other solid?

Also going to get some black poster board and cover three sides of the tank. I have painted salt water tanks in the past but that stuff is so smelly and takes a long time to cure I think we'll go with the paper method..

Thanks for all your help peeps!