I have finally moved my snake out of her glass tank and into her tub. She seems content with it, but she won't use her hid, she likes it under the news paper. I don't know if she wont use the hid due to stress, or if she just feels more secure under the newspaper. I'm not stressing over it, because she doesn't seem to be either, she seems happy.
What I need help with is the humidity. While it's not low, it's actually really high. It's currently in the low 80's (which I'm okay with for right now because she is in shed). But when she's out of shed, that needs to go down. Also, her ambient is in the 70's. Which I know is not good. But her warm side is in the low 90's with her uth, hooked up to her thermostat. I need to work on her ambient. I have a ceramic bulb, but I can't put that on her tub because it'll melt the plastic. Any idea's on what I can do to kind of rig the bulb so it can help keep her tub warm? I also think once the get the bulb up, it'll lower her humidity slightly. Any advice would be great.
For a rig, could I get some blocks of wood and but her lamp on the wood blocks and hook the bulb up to her thermostat as well? I don't think she'd need full power on the bulb, just about half. It's just to take the chill out, or do you think it might melt the plastic that way as well?
And as a little humorous side note, every time I set up an appointment for my snake to see the vet, she always goes into shed. I made her an appointment last week and she didn't look like she was going to go into shed for a while, well she proved me wrong. The day I switched her from the glass to the tub her belly was all red, which I know is a sign of her going into shed. It's like she knows!! lol