Quote Originally Posted by JodanOrNoDan View Post
Just like when people have their first child they tend to overthink everything. It is normal. You are already ahead of the game because you have decided to keep your animal the easy way. Tubs are so much easier than tanks and lights. Tanks can turn into mini science projects with ball pythons. These animals are very easy to keep if you choose to do it the easy way. Be observant of your animal and its environment. Pretty soon you will just know when things are right and wrong. Always use a thermostat. In the beginning you will need to use gauges such as a heat gun religiously. As time goes on you will be able to many things by "feel" but this comes with experience. You can train yourself to know what the hot side feels like. You will begin to notice humidity changes. You will know when food is at the right temp. I even won a bet last week that I could weigh adults without a scale. Through the repetition of weighing snakes every week I can usually get within 10% without a scale when picking up a new animal. There is nothing special about any of it. Just repetition and experience. You are going to do fine.
I suppose I am guilty of overthinking. My sister did the same thing with her first child, except with me it's a baby snake and not a baby human. I just really want what's best for the little guy and for him to be one of the happiest snakes on the planet. The reason why I went with the RUB route is not only do I not have enough room for a big-ass vivarium ( I will next year when I move ), I was also recommended to just use a RUB and to get a baby by a breeder. I followed his advice. I admit I am still scared the humidity will be too high but I've heard that 50-70%, anything in that range, is okay.