I was wondering about this in another thread and thought it deserved its own. I'm curious about whether most of you provide a humid hide to your snakes at all times, or if you only use them during a shed. And what is your reasoning?

Also, is your humid hide a separate third hide, besides the standard hot and cool ones, or do you take steps to increase humidity in the hides already present?

In termite mounds, the ever-popular hideouts of wild python regius, relative humidity is maintained at upwards of 80 or 90 percent. I don't know how much time the snakes spend deep within the inner tunnels of the mound, but makes me think that it might be beneficial to have a humid hide available in the enclosure at all times. Thoughts?