Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
I highly recommend that you set up & fully TEST your enclosure for at least a few days & preferably a week before you move a snake in- because it's no fun trying to make adjustments when it's occupied, & it also stresses the occupant. You might need to add or subtract things to get the right temps.- and it's pretty hard for anyone to say exactly what you need since the ambient room/house temperatures make a difference too. Some of us use way more A/C or heat in winter than others do. Also, enclosures can be insulated or not.

BTW- it takes time for heat from UTH to build up- and your enclosure can end up being too hot if you try to adjust things too quickly- and unfortunately you cannot just set thermostats to the temp. you want- you have to actually verify what's being achieved inside the enclosure where the snake will be.

If you need to raise the humidity, putting the water bowl over the UTH will help some- but mostly the humidity depends on minimizing the air circulation. Water bowls also grow a lot more "germs" when the water is kept warm, so they're better off on the cool side.
I'm going to have her in a quarantine tub for about 2 months before she gets moved to her enclosure, but I appreciate the heads up on that. My house pretty much stays between 67-70º year round and it's a PVC enclosure so I'm not so sure how insulated that would be. I do have a question about putting her on paper towel during the quarantine process though, but I'm not sure if I should ask it here or create a new thread for it.