Quote Originally Posted by el8ch View Post
Hey! =)

I'm also new to the BP world and have been playing with my setup over the past week to figure something out that works for me and my snake. I have a smiliar size tank and UTH as you do and this is how I have my tank setup.

1. UTH under the hide on the hot side controlled with a rheostat for now (herpstat is on order)
2. CHE is above the hide (hot side) to control the ambient air temp
3. Water bowl is towards the middle of the tank to allow a bit of extra humidity being closer to the heat source. After reading many of the posts on here I also added several layers of tinfoil to a section of my mesh lid and taped it, brought my humidity up from 40 to 60.
4. Identical hide on the left side of the tank to allow my little guy to thermoregulate himself if need be.

With this setup as of tonight I have an air temp of 85, 88-90 on the hot side under his hide, 80 under the hide on the cool side of the tank and humidity bopping around 60%.
Your set up sounds like what I am trying to achieve. I've been trying to make the call between a CHE and an infared bulb. As of right now I don't have a rheostat to control my UTH as it doesn't really seem to put off a whole lot of heat. It makes the substrate feel luke warm underneath Sorcha's fave hide...

I have two hides in the tank, one is a fake log that Sorcha loves and it's a nice snug fit for her. The other is a clay pot that I busted in half and stuck down in the substrate, also a snug fit for her.

I haven't had much of a problem with humidity as the coconut fiber holds a TON of moisture. Its the air temp in the tank that I'm having a hard time getting up to par.

There are some who think a CHE would make a tank my size too hot. You say you use one. What wattage is yours?

I like all of your readings for heat and humidity. Let's hope I can get there too!