New ball - question about tank lid

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Originally Posted by Jessica Loesch

Lacy --- if you just got rid of your lights you wont have to battle humidity as hard.

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Agreed, lamps do the opposite, they dry out the humidity. If you are worried about humidity in the whole tank, you should consider just providing a humid hide. :)

I'd ditch the pine as well as this can be harmful to your snake, aspen is a good bet.:)

so could i use a heat rock with a thermostat on it?

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Originally Posted by LGray23

Agreed, lamps do the opposite, they dry out the humidity. If you are worried about humidity in the whole tank, you should consider just providing a humid hide. :)

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i havent seen humid hides

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Originally Posted by lacy

so could i use a heat rock with a thermostat on it?

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I'd stick to an undertank heater on a thermostat, works well and a simple setup

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Originally Posted by lacy

i havent seen humid hides

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easy to make your own, for temporary purposes I use an old plastic tub with an access hole in it and fill it with damp moss and sit it in the hot side of the viv or RUB:)

I actually bought a BP from the same breeder and they said the same thing to me. I ignored what they said about sealing the top of the tank with that ceramic light fixture. Also I ignored what they said about keeping the humidity at 80% (BP care posts here state 70% for shedding 50-60% otherwise) since I figured it's a desert snake why would it need that much humidity unless shedding. I think the only issue i'm currently having is keeping the air temp in the cage high considering it's getting colder where we live. My snake has been a dream of one minus his escape not too long ago but he's healthy looking and eating well. As for securing the thermostat probe I ran a wire though the top of the cage and placed it under the substrate right above the heat source and it works fine. For temp monitoring I got a humidity/temperature combo gauge to measure air temp and humidity. PM me if you like it would be nice to get to know more snake owners where I live.

hey boclcown, Is the captive born your referring to the Captive Born Reptiles on Morse rd.

@ Jorman if your location refers to Columbus, Ohio then x2 your comment about PM'ing

I'm getting a plexi lid made for my tank, so I can give you bit of advice... Find a car stereo shop that does custom work. They make a ton of stuff with plexi for speaker boxers. Found one in my area that will cut it to size, make air holes, cutouts for my lights, and even make a tapered edge on one side so the lid still locks in. Only charging me fifty bucks for it. :D

As for the other stuff, you've already heard... Absolutely no heat rocks. Ever. No exposed heat lamps. Your snake could get some very serious burns.

Yep on morse rd.