My new girl

I'd look into a CHE (ceramic heat emitter) which you can just switch out with the existing heat bulb. Emits heat but does a lot less humidity zapping.

We have radiant heat panels in our burm's 8 x 3 x 2 enclosure, but just CHE's and UTH's in the boa and bp's 4 x 2 x 2 enclosures...

Don't feel pressured to move into a tub! You can do display enclosures with correct temps and humidity, it just takes a bit more work. =)

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

I think changing substrate will help with humidity a lot. If you dont want to do the whole RHP route, try using two water bowels. One under the heat, one on the other side.

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...and if you're not having much luck with your bowels, you might try bowls!! :rofl:

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Originally Posted by anendeloflorien

Niiiiice little boa! I'm getting more and more interested by them every day lol....... No...... no...............nooooooooooooooooooo. I have enough addictions already lol. Someday though! Congrats and good luck with her. I'm with starmom RHPs are the way to go and the ones Rich makes are top notch!

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Originally Posted by starmom

Oh Adam... just one little bitty boa won't start anything.... :rofl:

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Yeah it's just one.....

Ha!! that's what I told my boyfriend when I got my first snake, a corn, about a year ago. Now I've got four snakes, and breed rodents to feed them.:P

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Originally Posted by cassandra

....Don't feel pressured to move into a tub! You can do display enclosures with correct temps and humidity, it just takes a bit more work. =)

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Oh gosh- I wasn't pushing a tub; heck, I'm in deep negotiations with Ali (AP) for three modded 6x2x4's for my girls!!!! :D

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Originally Posted by cassandra

I'd look into a CHE (ceramic heat emitter) which you can just switch out with the existing heat bulb. Emits heat but does a lot less humidity zapping.

We have radiant heat panels in our burm's 8 x 3 x 2 enclosure, but just CHE's and UTH's in the boa and bp's 4 x 2 x 2 enclosures...

Don't feel pressured to move into a tub! You can do display enclosures with correct temps and humidity, it just takes a bit more work. =)

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I"ll have to look for a CHE, I was at petco yesterday to buy the bulb I've got and I didnt' see anything but regular day and night bulbs. If they'd had something like a CHE bulb I'd have gone for that.

and I'm not feeling pressured about the tub, I was just reassuring everyone that I would get her tank right no matter what and in failing that I'd go with a tub. But I'll get the tank right... I'm up for a bit of work.

OH Hey!! Any name suggestions for her?

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Originally Posted by starmom

Oh Adam... just one little bitty boa won't start anything.... :rofl:

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Yeaaaaaaah about that........ Lol one little ball python wasn't supposed to start anything either now look at me! I'm up to 7 balls, 8 corns, 3 hogs (next week) and 2 kings! Plus IDK if I'm ready for something that's gonna outgrow me in 3 years.

Mwah hahahahaha................... :halohorn:

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Originally Posted by anendeloflorien

Yeaaaaaaah about that........ Lol one little ball python wasn't supposed to start anything either now look at me! I'm up to 7 balls, 8 corns, 3 hogs (next week) and 2 kings! Plus IDK if I'm ready for something that's gonna outgrow me in 3 years.

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oh, you know you can make room for one more. ;)

Got a CHE today, it still zaps the humidity but not as bad.

She's running above 50% all the time now, usually around 58%.
It's lower in the warm side obviously.

Thanks for all the help guys.