I am by no means an expert but there are several things that you need. First of all that is all screen which causes heat and humidity loss...both essential. You also need a substrate that is, well...able to dig and burrow in. There are several things that you can use. You can get a steel stock tank or an aquarium. I woudl go with the stock tank and then fabricate a top which can be as simple as a sheet of plywood with a light fixture for the basking spot. You need to make sure that you have proper ambients and a got hot basking area. You can use a 45 halogen flood light about 12 inches up to get a nice 120-130 degree basking area. I would say another good start would be to read over the care sheet on PE's site. Also read up on forum posts and any other realiable information that you find....whatever you read make sure that it is recent and not from 1970. Overall get that cage changed as soon as you can.



Good luck

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