Quote Originally Posted by Kyra_bp View Post
Hi everyone. So I have a few questions. I just got a 2 month old female phantom ball python. She has been eating frozen fuzzys. I bought her last weekend and the breeder said she had eaten the previous Sunday. So I fed her a fuzzy this weekend and she gobbled it right up! Question is I don't know her weight at all so when should I try to feed again? She's been curled up in her hide for the most part and I haven't seen any sign of poop yet. Shes come out a few times but I'm not seeing her looking for food. Also she's in a glass tank with a lamp on top and a heat pad on the side...i can keep that area of the tank around 80-83 degrees but am having trouble keeping the humidity above %30. As a new owner I've been told the tank should be between 80-90 degrees and humidity should be at least 70%!! I can't get it there at all! She spends most of her time on the cool side. I've put a damp towel over half the grate on top and mist regularly but I cant get the humidity up!!
Who said the humidity should be at least 70%?

You don't want it to drop below 50% for sure, and 50% would be the minimum, 60% is more than fine. There are several things you can do to raise the humidity, but you've left out key information.

Tank size, bedding, water dish/size, what kind of bulb are you using the lamp?

Different substrate can hold moisture better making it easier to maintain higher humidity, Putting a larger water dish can help raise humidity slightly, but that will depend on how big of a tank you're using as to what size bowl you can fit. Heat lamps suck up humidity, and depending on if you're using an actual bulb or a CHE, that may not be the ideal setup.

Also why is your UTH on the side of the tank?