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Ok I am so frustrated with my husbandry I could cry right now and would appreciate any advice or tips please!
I upgraded Severus’ enclosure yesterday and was hopeful that I had everything set up correctly. This is the zoo med front opening 40gal (19.5” deep x 37.5” long x 19.25” high)
I soaked reptichip yesterday to expand it and put it in the bottom, then I sprinkled bit of reptibark mixed with eco earth (that’s what I was using in his last enclosure) on top. There is a small uth under his warm hide on the left side on a thermostat set to 88*F. I have a 150watt CHE in the single dome over the hot side on a thermostat set to 88*F the middle light is the Arcadia shade dweller uvb bulb. On the cool side I have a 100watt CHE on a thermostat set to 80*F.
My problem is that the CHE kicks on and the thermostat registers the temp near the Govee thermometer but the surface of the hide is several degrees hotter (at one point it was 94) but using my temp gun, the substrate temperature is much lower (77-82*)
Also, I can not figure out how to keep my humidity stable. I have hvac tape covering the top, and I can see through the glass front that the bottom of the substrate is still damp, but the top is dry and the humidity keeps dropping to the 40’s and is averaging only 53% on the warm side. The middle rock is a humid hide with damp sphagnum moss inside.
Any advice for the heating or humidity? I thought for sure I was getting this set up right but now am not so sure. Pics for reference:
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