That is a good solution, I actually might try that. Does your space heater run 24/7 in the basement? I notice that you live in WV and the climate there is probably similar to what ours is here in OH.

I tried to keep him in the basement but man it gets COLD down there!!! I thought about cordoning off a room with some sort of curtain or something so that the space heater wouldn't necessarily need to heat the entire basement, just a fraction of it.

Maybe down the road when we finish the basement I'll reserve a little space especially for him and this won't be a problem. Maybe, just maybe, he'll have a friend by then !