Hey everyone, this is my first post but i have used the site for a while for some great info.

I do have a problem with my setup though. It seems that to get the tank hot enough, I dry it out. My current setup is a 10 gallon tank, aspen substrate with 1 UTH under the right side and a 40 watt infra-red heat lamp. With this setup my temps on the left side are around 75-78 degrees and on the right side 85 degrees.

The problem is that because of the heat lamp my humidity is low. I have a humidifier on the floor next to the enclosure and I have been misting twice a day but i know the humidity is still too low because my snake recently had a bad shed.

I was thinking about getting a ceramic heat emitter but I wasn't sure if the CHE would dry out the tank any less than a red bulb. I also put in a larger water dish to help.

Heres a quick picture of the setup:



Any help would be appreciated.
-- Zach.