New owner! Couldn't be happier but need some help

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Wow, Perfect... Thanks for all the help. I am switching to a damp towel today. I read about it as well as the plastic wrap. I would switch to a plastic tub but I wanna give my guy a bunch of space to roam! I have a red bulb as well as the regular heat lamp so I guess I should start putting the red one on? In the day the hot side is abt 90ish with the regular one... When I turn it off the temp drops to like 75ish... The Red bulb keeps it up arnd 80-85 but that dries him out too... Is that okay??

Happy bp's stay in their hides all day long. And all night long even. Really boring snakes. LOL. If they're roaming a lot - they're either wanting to get outta there (they're not happy with their enclosure) or they're starving.

So, yeah, they would probably be happier in the plastic tub than in the tank.

I have mine in tanks because I got this "Out of Africa" theme going on in the room. They're a pain in the buns to maintain proper temps and humidity - and I live in Florida!

So, yeah, there are some tricks to raise humidity in a tank - #1 of which is a giant size water bowl placed half-way on the undertank heater or right under the heat lamp. Put foil or something to cover the top of the tank, wrap 3 sides of the tank with cloth/cork for insulation. Use cypress for substrate, etc. So, use the red bulb to get air temperature in the tank at 80'ish and the undertank heater on one side of the tank should give a warm spot on the ground of 90'ish. You should be good to go.