Humidity

[DatBoiAJ_]

so always the problem, humidity. Whats the best way to keep humidity without overdoing it? Because if you need to keep humidity you'll be needing bedding that keeps it in, which means it'll be damp.....which means scale rot. So how are you supposed to have good humidity(60% to 80% give or take)
(For BP's)

[KMG]

In my glass tank I simply put moss in the hides. I kept it damp during a shed. When not in shed I'd let it dry out before soaking it again. Gave me great sheds and I no longer had to worry about overall humidity as the hides had what the snake needed and since the snake was in the hides most of the time it soaked it up.

[EL-Ziggy]

I seriously NEVER concern myself with humidity. Proper hydration is what contributes to good health and sheds. Snakes get most of their hydration from their food and fresh water. I’ve had one bad shed in 12 years and that was from a snake that hadn’t eaten in 4 months and was dehydrated. The humidity inside the enclosure was 60-70% at the time.

[WrongPython]

+1 for humid hides and proper hydration. A hide or two with some damp sphagnum moss and access to fresh water should be all you need to see your snake through a shed and keep them healthy. You'll probably only run into real health issues with humidity when it gets to levels that are 30% or lower -- the same levels that give us humans issues as well.

Tossing a little water into coco-based bedding like Reptichip or EcoEarth and wouldn't hurt. I do that all the time during the (very dry) winters here, and I've never had a problem. Just don't totally soak things, allow the bedding to dry out between dampenings, and you'll be fine. Mixing a bit of sphagnum moss into with the overall bedding itself helps, too.

I tend to do my water changes, mistings, and the like right before sundown. Humidity naturally spikes at night, so it's more natural for it to rise then. Pythons are also more active at dusk, dawn, and overnight, so that'll be the time they're actively looking for their water bowls and mist beads to drink.

Good luck!