"Impulse" pets are bad news...

You'll definitely want something bigger than a 20 gallon. Heck, I understand glass can stress them out badly since they don't understand what glass is (they see an open space, but can't get through it).
Outdoors, my guy has a 5 foot by 10 foot pen. When he's inside, he's in a 3 foot by 4 foot pen in my living room and I wish I could make it bigger.



Also, I'm very curious about where the pet store GOT the little guy. I've NEVER seen a single pet store carry Captive Bred russians. Meaning the majority of pet store russians are wild caught...i.e chock full of parasites and sickness. I spent about $1500 on my first russian...the majority of that was vet bills trying to get him healthy.
If you want to find out for sure if he was wild caught...ask your girl how much the guy cost. If it was about $100, you can be pretty sure he was wild caught. Captive bred costs about $150-200 straight from a BREEDER. Since a pet store has to sell for about double the base cost to make a profit, you'd see captive bred russians in a pet store for $300-400.

I'd definitely suggest a vet check-up either way.

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