I plan on building him an enclosure that will be 6 feet high and probably 4-5 feet wide/long maybe bigger. I will be keeping him in the 55 for a few months at least, but I'm not sure how fast they grow and I do not want to keep him in it past double his current size. I'm not sure what his current size is exactly, I havent wanted to handle him to measure him because he seems so stressed out.

I do have a list of good foods for him, but I dont have a list of things to avoid and that would be amazing if you wouldnt mind letting me know that

I went out and purchased a variety of greens cut them up and froze them in individual servings so all I have to do is open the bag and dump it in his dish

The UV tube is brand new - picked it up yesterday morning and pulled an old aquarium hood out of storage for it because I didnt think his basking light was going to provide enough uv. I plan on replacing it annually. As soon as the weather is nice again (probably may) I will be taking him out daily in a mesh carrier until he is tame enough to stay with me and big enough for a harness. I hope to eventually be able to have him perch on my shoulder while I take the dogs for their walk, but I expect it will take a few years before he is comfortable doing something like that - as for right now the dogs do not know he exists and they will not know about him for a good long time. My dogs and my cats are not permitted in my spare room at all because it has always been the "bird room" where I keep my 2 indian ringneck parokeets.

Any extra help you can think of would be wonderful thanks!

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