Hello everyone! I am expecting my very first BP to arrive(hopefully) on 4/4/17! I ordered a Banana Pastave from Garrick DeMeyer at Royal Constrictor Designs. I'm super excited, but also very nervous as well(maybe shouldn't have got got an expensive first snake ). I have been reading a lot on the forums in preparation for my new pet! I have a hand full of minor concerns tho. He will be housed in a 24x18x12in terrarium with reptibark as a sub straight(going to reptichip coconut husk after I use the bag of reptibark). I setup the tank a week in advance. As far as heat I started with Zoo Med UTH. That only raises a small section of the tank to around 74 degrees. I have it on a zoo med thermostat cranked all the way up and it just doesnt seem to be getting hot enough. So I added a 75W Blue night light for some extra heat. It seems to be doing the trick but it still only really heated a small section of the tank to 88-around 93 degrees. And then towards the cool side it drops off to around 75F pretty quickly. So I added a 2nd lamp on a dimmer with the same 75W blue bulb. temps seem pretty solid, but I am concerned about the 2 bulbs killing the humidity in the tank. I kind of dropped the ball on getting a hygrometer and I wont have one till tomorrow. How forgiving are these little guys to the noob learning curve? Also, I see the use of thermostats for the UTHs being highly recommended, but mine barely seems to be doing anything. Are some just better than others, or are they basically useless with any kind of sub straight?

I appreciate anyone's time that can answer some of my questions and put me at ease. Maybe I am just overly antsy about getting my new snake that I am overlooking everything? who know! lol. I have some pictures of the snake that I will post later!