I would hope that anyone breeding these would be able to tell if it was too dry in the tub for them. Of course you do not want anything to be wet. Wet egg flats just fall apart. Wet food can mold. There is a happy medium which can be gained through different means. I did state that most people do not use bedding. In dry areas misting one side of the tub can work wonders. As for cleaning, there is a wonderful tutorial on that site I posted a link to for drilling small holes in a small bucket to sift out all waste without nymphs falling through the holes. Hey, are glass aquariums the wrong way to house snakes? What about those "horrible" little tubs in racks? Even though they more closely mimic the snakes den? So let ME *sigh* while I remind the general public that people will do whatever works best for them. Even a wet piece of paper towel will raise humidity if that ever became an issue. I find a certain bedding in my smallest tub and coffee can lids full of food and water drops works best for me.