Ok vjb, the first thing is get rid of the half log hide ASAP. They are really not good for BP's. Thats odd about the rhetostat. I bought mine for like 10 bucks at Walmart and at about one third power under newspaper substrate, it keeps it about 91-94 degrees. The best thing to use for hides in my opinions are colored plastic bowls you find at the dollar store. Actually on I think page 3 of this thread, someone uses the exact ones I use. They are blue 44 ounce bowls. You will need to modify what size you get to how big your bp is though. For example, I would reccomend those bowls as hides for a 1000-1500 gram snake, but mine is 800-900 and growing FAST, so I decided they would work because the next size down of bowl would be way to small. I would get 3 of those hides, one for over the heat pad, one for the opposite side of the tank, and one moist hide filled with schpagnum moss( it should look like moss, NOT dirt) that goes somewhere in the middle. You probably will want to use the heat lamp to keep the cool side temp and the ambient temp in the 80-85 degree range. Use a 75 or 100 watt, depending on your house temp, NIGHT bulb so it can be kept on all the time. Humidity will be a concern, so cover about half of the screen top with plastic wrap and mist as needed. Misters can be aquired from Home depot or lowes for a few bucks. Finally, you should get an Accurite Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer Hygrometer. They are about 10-15 dollars at Walmart. You apparently already have a thermometer, but if it was made by any reptile company(Zoo Med, Zilla, Exo Terra, etc.) it is junk

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