Humidity Problems

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Originally Posted by Coluber42

Heh, I like the look of foil better. :) Plus it's safe if it is in contact with a heat lamp, which saran wrap is not. But if it's a long term solution (in other words, a tank that the snake will live in long term as an adult, as opposed to a more temporary one that the snake will outgrow) I'd say it's worth making a cover out of plexi, glass, melamine, pvc, or some other solid material with air holes in it that you can cover and uncover as needed without having to mess with foil or plastic wrap all the time.

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Well that's why you tape it away from the light. This works much better than foil, I can tell you that from experience of when I had scorpions which required really high humidity. Long term solution would be a rack which would hold humidity better, or an AP cage which would also do that.

All good suggestions above, the only thing I would add is, A: I don't like ispagnum moss because it gets gross kind of quickly so I would opt for paper towels/washcloths/sponge. B: for the long term consider ditching the glass tank for a plastic reptile enclosure à la animal plastics or some similar product. The difference in both humidity and heat retention is terrific