I feel ya! But we'll talk ya through it and I think you'll do fine.

By paper, I mean plain ol' newspaper or paper towels. Either one. Dry. They don't need a "cushion" of bedding under them or anything...the primary purpose of the substrate is to absorb waste...and newspaper or papertowels do a fine job of that...plus the other benefits I mentioned earlier.

As soon as you get a chance...head to Wal Mart (or something similar) and get yourself a shallow sterelite tub. Something a little bigger than the size of a shoebox should be just about right. They usually prefer a small, snug home to something big an airy...especially if they're not feeling well.

Use a cheap soldering iron to melt holes around the sides for ventilation. (Do this outside if possible....it's very fumey!) You can drill holes too, but it's a little trickier to not crack the plastic.

While at WalMart...look in the hardware area and grab an acu-rite thermometer. It's a digital indoor/outdoor thermometer that will give you an accurate read of temps and humidity at the same time.

You can also pick up a little plastic bowl or flower pot bottom and cut or solder out a hole in the side to make a little cave to hide in.

If at all possible...set this all up in a small bathroom or closet that you can keep warm...maybe with a small space heater. That'd be ideal if you can control the ambient temps. If not a small isolated room...then at least a quiet corner of a room.

If you must use a light to generate heat...then make sure it's a red or blue bulb so you can leave it on 24/7...and it'd have to be suspended above the plastic tub, obviously. You'll want to get all this set up before actually bringing the snake home to it...so you can make sure it's not TOO hot or too cold or whatever.

It's getting late here and I dunno if I'm making much sense. Hopefully this is helping some, though!