I have an update. I am in Idaho, first of all. I think he is smaller than I thought maybe closer to 2 feet. I found a water dish for him, one of the stainless steel wide based dishes we had for our cat. I cut holes into some cleaned deli containers for him to hide in. what kind of heater does he need? there are a lot of kinds of basking lamps. I can go to the pet store and get things. Can he use cedar bedding? how do I feed it?