Re: humidity I've got a plexiglass cover on top of my screen, and a damp towel under that in addition to the two moss hides. It's working better, i.e. not drying out so quickly, since I moved to a lower wattage bulb in the heat lamp (whew). I also insulated the tank with black foam core on 3 sides yesterday. It was slow at work so I just went in the back -- I work for an architecture firm and we've got all kinds of crazy foam core scraps tossed around -- broke out the box cutter, and went to town with the measurements I'd taken Tuesday evening. I've got it held on with a wide strip of black elastic that I sewed into a GIANT rubber band. It looks pretty good -- I'll get pictures
All that said and my general glassy craftiness aside, the regular misting thing will just get really old, really quickly outside of the security issues (and nose rubbing -- I can't have his nose get messed up, poor baby). I sent my husband the link to the Pro-Line enclosures, and tonight when I'm feeding most of the slithery herd he and I will discuss a permanent location for the Young Sir and his eventual ginormous enclosure. I just need to find the right words to explain to him that sooner is better than later, and that we need to prioritize this in terms of spending.
If he mentions the expense in light of a couple pair of new shoes I might have sort-of kind-of recently acquired he may have to move to the couch for a night or two.
I wonder if a smaller footprint with a shelf is an option? I haven't seen it mentioned much outside of the ConstrictorsNW pages to be honest, and it's more random curiosity than anything. I'll donate whatever floor space is required to make sure he's well-housed; admittedly, if I can get away with a smaller footprint then that would be great, but if I'm not going to make a large snake live in a tiny space. That's just unkind and irresponsible.
@Kali -- thanks! He's a cute little guy, from what little I'm allowed to see of him. At least his coils are adorable?
@Yar -- thank you for looking that up! I'm off to check it out to see if there are any more tweaks I can make to keep him comfortable in his current digs
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