I've had my BP for over three weeks now.

Since I first bought him, I've made changes to his terrarium based on the suggestions I have received along with the information I have read on the internet. I have had no problems with feeding him; there has not been a feeding day yet where he has not eaten. Less than a week ago, I witnessed him shed for the first time. Unfortunately though, it was a bad shed and remnants are still falling off of him.

Now, obviously his shedding issues are attributed to the humidity, something I have yet to be able to control despite my attempts.

I have been using a 70 watt heat lamp set on top of his terrarium and I just bought a heating pad tonight. The heating pad has gradually increased the heat within his tank, which is a good thing considering I hadn't been able to get the temperature up past 78. Along with the heating pad, I also bought moss to help with the humidity, however, as it stands right now the humidity remains at 38%. Below, I have provided a picture of my setup (you cannot see it, but I also use a rheostat to control the temperature of the heating pad; should I do the same with the heat lamp?).

Current temperature: 83.3 (I assume the heating pad takes awhile to heat up considering the type of substrate?)
Current humidity: 38%



I could really use your guys' input here, which would be greatly appreciated. And yes, I'm aware that there is only one hide.