Quote Originally Posted by Dabonus View Post
When my GTP was younger I kept the humidity at a constant 50% with spikes by misting once a day. Now that he's a bit older I only mist every other day. With this I've had perfect sheds, strong feed response and zero other problems.

However, I personally know people who just keep a constant relative humidity of about 65% with no problems.

The main problem that I think most people have with young GTPs is keeping it too hot. I've found 83-84 degrees F is good for a younger snake, and 86-88 degrees F for an older animal. I also do about an 8 degree drop in temps at night.

Just keep an eye on him for signs of dehydration, and adjust the temperature/humidity accordingly.
Thanks! There is just so much conflicting information about the humidity. I've been keeping the hot spot between 83-85. Should I just turn off the CHE completely at night? The ambient temps stay around 77*.

I've never night dropped any of my animals (ball pythons and a boa). I've heard that the night drop isn't always necessary. But I suppose in their natural environment there would be a night drop.

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Quote Originally Posted by mainbutter View Post
That's a fine setup as long as you can consistently and regularly monitor temps. I use CHEs on dimmers for carpet pythons, but I specifically want them to have changes in temperature with night drops, and seasonally as well. Various types of heat lamps play an important role in the history of chondro keeping techniques, and have had their successes.

If you feel that your ambient humidity a few hours after a mist is too low for your snake, your exo-terra is more than capable of handling a thick layer of substrate that can be kept moist (NOT wet, but similar to a good moisture content in garden soil). My geckos are in planted vivariums, and their substrate provides enough moisture content to keep their humidity a good 40% above room ambient.
I haven't seen the humidity drop below 60% yet. Right now I am using damp paper towels for substrate. Keeping the CHE dimmed down seems to help the humidity not disappear so quickly.