I dont truly know if its male or female, but i only assumed it's a boy. He hasnt shown any shedding signs yet.

Thanks to my confidence I brought myself to slowly and slightly petting him. He didn't show any signs of him wanting to strike, being aggressive, etc. He was pretty calm about it and he likes to hide his head after a bit, which I take in as "leave me alone" so i leave him alone.

I'm gonna be getting a replacement light and I'm gonna hold off on feeding for a couple weeks or until he starts searching for food.

One last question, is it normal for him to be hiding in his cool side hide all the time?