Rosy Boa Humidity question.

So I'm thinking of getting a rosy boa. Upon research I see that they naturally live in a desert environment and need a low humidity. The issue is I live in South Texas on the coast and the humidity in my place can range from 50 to 75 percent but is usually right around 65 percent. I worried that the humidity would be too high and that it would be irresponsible of me to try and keep one. Is there any way to reduced humidity in the cage? or should I just look into getting a different snake?

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Originally Posted by Morgoth

So I'm thinking of getting a rosy boa. Upon research I see that they naturally live in a desert environment and need a low humidity. The issue is I live in South Texas on the coast and the humidity in my place can range from 50 to 75 percent but is usually right around 65 percent. I worried that the humidity would be too high and that it would be irresponsible of me to try and keep one. Is there any way to reduced humidity in the cage? or should I just look into getting a different snake?

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I have a rosie, but don't know how to advise you. I would suggest just keeping the water bowl smaller, and never misting the enclosure. My area is desert, but we have had the wettest summer since I've been here, and that's nearly ten years. Since it seems to rain about every three days, at this point, we have been very humid...mosquitoes everywhere, and my hair looks permed. The exterior paint on our adobe is starting to show problems!

Rosie, however, seems just fine...so far.

My rosys seem to do best when the humidity is between 30 and 50 percent. I've never kept them in higher humidty though, so I can't say for sure what would happen.

Lights and CHEs dry out an enclosure. I've had to steer clear of them because the humidity is low where I live, but they might be just what you need. You can also take the water bowl out entirely and only offer water a few times a month. They don't drink much when humidity is high and getting it down to acceptable levels is more important than keeping a water bowl in the enclosure.