I swear, after researching ball pythons, I must be the luckiest owner in the world. Valhalla, who is probably around eight months old give or take a few months whilst she was in the pet shop, is a very patient creature, who enjoys being handled, and is never grumpy - she even patiently dealt with my cat bopping her on the head (don't worry, I put a stop to that instantly). And, to put the cherry on top of the cake, she is not a fussy eater at all. I've never had any problems with feeding her - defrost mouse, kitchen tongs, boom. Instant strike.

Anyway, beyond that luck, I'm having problems keeping the tank humid enough. If I mist it, I can normally get it within range, if not a bit too high, but after an hour or so, it's back down to around 45%, even 40%. The temperatures are within normal range - I even tried turning the thermostat down to the lowest recommended temperature for the hot side, and I still had the same problem. Do I just have to mist it every hour, or am I doing something else wrong?

She's also not had a shed yet, so I'm a bit concerned the humidity is causing problems with that. She does actually come into the bathroom when I have a shower and has a little steam room in the sink, which she seems to enjoy as she curls up and sits there happily the entire time. But beyond that, I'm struggling, and I don't want to think I'm accidentally doing damage to her just because I apparently am vivarium dumb.

I've tried - misting, a living damp moss box, an extra water bowl, and dampening her bedding (which seemed to have kept it in the 45% range for a couple of days, but no higher).