I have not bothered him after he ate. I read leave him alone for 48 hours. Why does he need so much time alone at first? Also how much weight will he get up to when he is full grown? I have a 10 gallon tank that i fitted with the screen that you can buy and i bought one of those lights that you put over the tank. When i have the normal day light over the tank the warm side gets almost to 100 degrees and the cool side 90 or 85. How can i make it not as warm? I used a red light last night and it keeps the cage at 88, 89 and cool side 79 can i use this light all the time?