Poor guy had to move into the basement for a while. With (e:xandra) in the orange room and (e:terry), (e:Joe) and I in the blue room. Both of the other rooms are off limits due to the bathroom construction.
The only remaining options were the red room in the attic or the basement. I tried the red room in the attic for a bit but its so full of tools and far away from kitchen, water, etc.
Having him in the same room as the water heater should also keep it warmer compared to the attic. My only concern is him making the laundry area smell bad.
We gave him a bath today so that's a good start at least. It took all three of us to get him clean as he hated being hosed down.

shiny tortoise!