I recently got my first ball python! A juvenile pinstripe! I name him Mowgli and I love him so much :D

I need help with keeping the humidity up! I have 2 water bowls in his tank; a large one and a smaller one under the CHE, and foil tape covering the screen at the top of the tank. The humidity goes down sorta quick though!! I can’t keep it up.
humidity is 80ish when I first spray it, and then can drop down to 40 if left alone (I spray the tank when it gets to low 60s high 50s)

To fix this I’ve been misting his bedding (Coconut fiber) And some of the fake plants around his tank while he’s sleeping, so he doesn’t come in contact with the water majority of the time.

Any tips on keeping humidity up? It’s about to get REALLY dry here (I live in Canada, and it’s very dry in the winter). Should I get a humidifier for his cage?

side note; he shed here for the first time a few days ago and it came off in one piece! So I’ve been doing good with humidity even though I struggle with it.


also, under his mouth, right below where his tongue comes out, his “Lip” scale is a little brown coloured. Is this normal? I’ve seen his mouth when he yawns, and its pink and healthy looking.

Btw if anyone needs to know for the humidity thingy, he lives in a 20 gallon, 2 hides (one cold one warm) has a heat mat and CHE attached to thermostats. 28 Celsius on warm side, 32 Celsius in warm hide, 26 Celsius on cool side. Foil tape on top, insulation on the sides.