New ball - question about tank lid

[Skittles1101]

Lacy --- if you just got rid of your lights you wont have to battle humidity as hard.

Agreed, lamps do the opposite, they dry out the humidity. If you are worried about humidity in the whole tank, you should consider just providing a humid hide.

[scubadude]

I'd ditch the pine as well as this can be harmful to your snake, aspen is a good bet.

[lacy]

so could i use a heat rock with a thermostat on it?

[lacy]

Agreed, lamps do the opposite, they dry out the humidity. If you are worried about humidity in the whole tank, you should consider just providing a humid hide.

i havent seen humid hides

[scubadude]

so could i use a heat rock with a thermostat on it?

I'd stick to an undertank heater on a thermostat, works well and a simple setup

i havent seen humid hides

easy to make your own, for temporary purposes I use an old plastic tub with an access hole in it and fill it with damp moss and sit it in the hot side of the viv or RUB

[Jormangandr]

I actually bought a BP from the same breeder and they said the same thing to me. I ignored what they said about sealing the top of the tank with that ceramic light fixture. Also I ignored what they said about keeping the humidity at 80% (BP care posts here state 70% for shedding 50-60% otherwise) since I figured it's a desert snake why would it need that much humidity unless shedding. I think the only issue i'm currently having is keeping the air temp in the cage high considering it's getting colder where we live. My snake has been a dream of one minus his escape not too long ago but he's healthy looking and eating well. As for securing the thermostat probe I ran a wire though the top of the cage and placed it under the substrate right above the heat source and it works fine. For temp monitoring I got a humidity/temperature combo gauge to measure air temp and humidity. PM me if you like it would be nice to get to know more snake owners where I live.

[QuiccStrike911]

hey boclcown, Is the captive born your referring to the Captive Born Reptiles on Morse rd.

@ Jorman if your location refers to Columbus, Ohio then x2 your comment about PM'ing

[Mike.P]

I'm getting a plexi lid made for my tank, so I can give you bit of advice... Find a car stereo shop that does custom work. They make a ton of stuff with plexi for speaker boxers. Found one in my area that will cut it to size, make air holes, cutouts for my lights, and even make a tapered edge on one side so the lid still locks in. Only charging me fifty bucks for it.

As for the other stuff, you've already heard... Absolutely no heat rocks. Ever. No exposed heat lamps. Your snake could get some very serious burns.

[boclcown]

Yep on morse rd.