First BP and Having Trouble Keeping Humidity Up

We just got our first snake and we're having some issues with the humidity levels. Temp-wise everythinv is fine. We use coco husk for bedding and have moved his water dish to the warm side of his tank. We also mist a couple times throughout the day. HELP!!!!

Ok, I know how this forum works by now! The first thing everyone will want to know is what the setup is! What kind of cage, heat, thermometer/hygrometer, thermostat etc. The more info you can provide about your setup, the better. Pics would be great also!

We have a 25gallon tank with a wire lid. We currently have a heater under the tank on one side and a heat light over top. We have a thermometer and a hygrometer in the middle of the tank. We have a granite water dish which we have over the heat pad and on fhe hot side of the tank. He has rock cave on the other side of the tank. I have read somewhere about using sphagmum moss......should we be using that too?

It tough to keep the humidity up with a screen top. It will basically be close to environment humidity.

I started out with my first few bp's in 10 gallon tanks. I found it necessary to use aspen and some dampened sphagm moss in 2-3 areas in the tank. The sphagm is nice cause you will likely find your sheds wrapped around it. I was able to keep my humidity at 60% without covering the screen at all. You may need to cover a portion of the screen with foil or something.

You can do a few things aside from using a large water dish over the hot side of the enclosure. The more surface area of a water dish, the more evaporation will occur.
You can cover 90% of the lid with tinfoil, a damp towel, or plexiglass. This will help trap humidity.
The heat lamp will suck out the humidity like a sponge. Do you need the heat lamp to maintain ambient temps or is the heat pad warm enough to sustain the snake?

Thanks for the advice guys!! We talked to our neighbour, who rescues reptiles and has been working with them for years, advised us to spray the tank down completely a few times a day....we diid that twice, turned the heat lamp off, and, guess what? The humidity levels went up to between 50-60 and have stayed there since!! Thanks again for your help with this!!

That'll do. If you have more troubles cover with a moist towel that's what I do


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The screen top is the problem, it basically allows humidity to escape as quickly as the water source is generating it. I'd cover a large portion of it or change to a different type of top.

I use Saran Rap to cover half of the screen top.

That should be a food fix


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