If you decide to go with the light, then put the water bowl under the light, this will help your humidity. If you use the light you will need to spritz his cage at least three times a day. Try to buy at least one gallon of purified water for these purposes. Also change or refill it's water daily, and wash the water dish every gew days. Use the newspaper as liner. Experiment (I hate to use that word) with the bulbs and placement to get the right temps. Keep a very close eye on the temps while doing this. Matt can get you the flexwatt assembled and shiiped for about $25 or so. That will help out a lot with humidity issues.