So Buster just went through his first shed (well pretty much, still has a bit on the end of his tail) but I'm having an extremely tough time keeping the humidity up. I have a large water bowl and am using aspen for substrate. Below are some pictures of my set up with explanations.


I have a heat lamp on my cool side (it's set at 82 degrees) My warm end has a UTH and is about 94 degrees. I have a piece of cardboard with foil around it and I usually keep a damp washcloth on top (under the foil board). My humidity is only at like 45%.


Overall view of the inside, hide on each end. Lots of vines to keep him more comfortable since he is still a baby (I'm guessing about 4 months old).

So I think he had such a hard time shedding because of the humidity (I've been soaking him to help get rid of old shed). Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do to bring them up? Before I started using the heat lamp I had no problem with the level and I know it can be done since there are tons of people out there that use heat lamps. I'm thinking that my next step may be switching the substrate to coconut fiber. Any thoughts?

Also, he's been hanging out in his cool side since he went into shed, is this normal?