Quote Originally Posted by Gio View Post
I think your tank is so small the light is totally frying your humidity. If you use cypress for a substrate or coconut that might help. The setup itself looks good, but in Florida if you are having humidity problems its gotta be that light.

I have my son's Royal in a 40 gallon so the light is 18" above the floor with a big water bowl on the cool side. The towel covers half the tank and its under the Reflectix. You just need a cypress mulch.

But really get the plastic tank you'll love, love it!!
We'll be getting a plastic enclosure for sure. I love the ConstrictorsNW stuff from what I'm seeing, and frankly I'm just not spending the next quarter century misting this little dude which is what keeping him in an aquarium would take!

Plus, he's not a fish.

That said, I have a thought for a stopgap while we put aside the rest of the funds for the ProLine: I've got a 40 gallon breeder screen top (freebie from a friend) that's empty. I wonder if that would help with his humidity, just having more volume? My big concern with that is that he's such a baby (3 months old max -- about 3/4" diameter from what I can remember/what he's permitting me to see ) I don't want him to feel all stressed out with the larger container. I know I can clutter it up with things, and am just concerned that it would still be too overwhelming for him.

Also, because I overthink, do I need to get fake plants from an animal-oriented shop, or is it okay to just hit up the local craft store and pick up something cute?

Balancing the space issue with the environmental issue... ack! My brain hurts.

Add to this the horrific wound I suffered last night when my female BP tagged me (all two miniscule drops of blood worth -- I clumsily got between her and her food, genius that I am) and I swear I'm headed for a nervous breakdown