From one newbie to another....

[dsbarnet]

I started off with a glass tank also. I could never get temps or humidity right no matter how often I messed around with the setup. I just said screw it and bought an RB rack. Fixed both of my issues which was good for the animal and allowed me to stop stressing about it. However, as I have seen people say on here ever since I got into ball pythons you just have to do what works for you and your animal.

[Cheesenugget]

I use both glass and tubs. I agree that keeping humidity up in a glass tank is difficult but doable. I don't care for too much about being able to see my animal or that it can see me, unless it is an active, not shy animal. I keep my bp in a tub and it works great for me. It also works for him because he is a shy noodle. He explores his tub when he wants to (I moved him to a 41 qt tub with lots of fake plants for clutter) and I check on him once a day without having to worry about humidity or temp.

Other ideas on how to keep humidity up is using eco earth, cypress mulch, moss or add a humidity hide if you are worried the glass tank will get too damp, cover half the screen top, move the water bowl closer to the heat source, or use a humidifier.