Fall and winter are coming soon and I'd like to keep my habitat as BP friendly as possible. Ambient heat and humidity are what I struggle with most. I live in the Southern U.S. so temps and humidity aren't an issue during the warm months, but it gets very dry and VERY cold here when winter hits. To save on heating costs (plus I enjoy the cold) my living space sits around 65F or so. I know that's way too cold for my pythons. In the past I used a ceramic heating element for ambient heat but I could almost never keep the humidity up. This year I'm thinking of applying some heat tape to the cold side of the viv (a plastic storage tub) to keep it at its ~84F range. I've never done this before or really seen it done so I have no idea if that's going to work how I hope it does.

I'd like to know what your winter prep is like--how do you keep your numbers right when the temps plummet? Any and all tips will help!