What do you guys think?

Replaced the towel with an undershirt.

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Humidity was getting WAY too high with such a huge towel on top. Humidity is at 78 right now.

That does sound too low. Can you take the CHE back and get a higher wattage? Once you get the uth on a thermostat, you should be okay though. How is the temp on the cool side?

You could try the contact paper or duct tape for humidity. Be careful with duct tape though, make sure it's secure. Someone here had their ball python stuck in duct tape which ended up ripping of its scales.

Humidity is a little on the high side. 78 to 80 is good during shed. Do not let it exceed 70% for longs periods of time though :) Try covering just 2/3 of the tank and see how it works. If humidity holds at 60% you are good to go.

I took the CHE back and exchanged it for a 100W bulb, no charge, they were the same price. Right now, warm side temperature is 84.4, cool side temperature is 81.1 and humidity is 65%.

I think you'll be fine until your thermostat arrives and you can get the UTH going again. But I wouldn't feed him until then and until you're sure you've got all your temps settled in their proper ranges. Too cold or too hot can make a snake regurge.

If, at some point, you choose to use duct-tape on your cage lid, just put it on the top side...not on the inside. That will keep your snake from getting stuck in it.

And welcome to the forum!! :D

That humidity sounds better. Warm side is still too low - not much of a diff between the warm snad cool sides.

You do need to move the thermometer further down near the substrate.

So what did you end up doing to keep the humidity at 65%?

If using duct tape, I highly advise against putting it on the bottom of the screen inside the tank. Keep it on the outside top of the screen. If inside it may begin to peal off and hand down endangering your snake.

Glad to see you over on this forum!

I changed my enclosure around and I bought a bigger fixture because my other one said it should only be used for a bulb that is 75W at the max. So I bought a new fixture since my CHE is 100W. I want to move some stuff around but I don't know where to put what, someone help me out.

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Nice work. Quick question on the airpump as I have a setup that uses one as well - will you be running it where it's sitting in the above photo? I wound up having to place mine on a shelf above the tank becasue the vibration those things dish out is quite appreciable (EVEN the "whisper-quiet" models and even after I threw on some rubber feet and even a foam pad under it) and I don't think the lil fella would dig it much.

The quietest models I've ever found are the Rena airpumps. But usually if you put a sponge under it that helps.