Hate to say this but you have a very long road ahead of you, and a lot of learning to do.

First thing is first, get a bigger tank. It would be really difficult, in my opinion to keep such a small tank with adequate temperature gradients.

After you get your bigger tank, get a temp gun and set up your basking temp. That should be all you need providing the enclosure is in a room temperature environment.

Cover the top of the enclosure, meaning get rid of the screen top. You may save a little area of screen for ventilation.

Fill with dirt, a lot of dirt(a sufficient amount to dig and burrow).

That is just a very, very, loose description of what you need to do asap. Think of it as an outline.

I have never raised anything that small. I always got my stuff as sub-adult rescues, so I am not 100% on what to feed a hatchling. By that I mean, not sure about rodents yet. I do know one thing, it should eat daily, a lot of food.

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