Quote Originally Posted by puddintain View Post
Hi. I wanted to post my setup details here to make sure things are ok for my new BP arriving Tuesday.
I will post pics later. Our nets out (bad weather)Im on my cell.
The BP Im getting is 250 grams

Tank: 10gallon long
top: screened with locking clips
heating- UTH under one hide heat lamp 45 watt for day time over other side
two hides on opposite ends of tank
water dish in the center

temp readings- cool side 83F (with light on) drops to upper 70s at night, warm hide is 98-100. (worried this is too hot) I am using newspaper in the bottom now . I ordered two carpet liners from petco.
humidity is between 45-5O. If this isnt high enough how do i increase it?

Thank in advace for the help.
Your hot side is too hot... and your temp drop is a concern on the cool side.

Aim for a gradient of ten degrees... 80-90 degrees. 80 on the cool end, 90 on the hot end.

You cannot have a UTH unregulated. You need at LEAST a dimmer rheostat, and at BEST a thermostat. Ideally 2 thermostats, one for the cool side one for the warm side. But if your temps are not dipping below 78 degrees on the cool end that you are probably OK. Just keep in mind, that if you are not using a thermostat... if the temps in the room dip X degrees, then so does your enclosure. i.e. A room drop of ten degrees, means an enclosure drop of ten degrees.

If the humidity is not high enough. I aim for 55 - 60%... then use a larger bowl, add moisture holding substrate, move the bowl to the cool side etc. Keep in mind that a TALLER bowl will not do anything, you want increased surface area of the bowl; as that is where the water will evaporate from.

Bruce