Quote Originally Posted by ntrent1
Hi all, this is my first post here
Welcome!! :

Here are some suggestions:

--Consider switching to a plastic tub. It holds heat and humidity far better than a glass tank. It may not look as pretty...but you can still see your snake through it and watch it moving around. (I know, because I watch mine whenever she's out and about. ) I currently live in Tucson and it gets VERY dry here...and yet, with the plastic tub, I have to watch it to make sure the humidity doesn't get too high!

--Consider a second UTH for the "cool side" of the tank. Two UTH's running will do better than one. You'll need a second t-stat, or at least a rheostat for the second UTH.

--Insulate three sides of the tank with thick cardboard.

--Consider buying a strip of 3" flexwatt to wrap around three sides of the tank about 1/3 of the way up to help keep the ambient temps inside the glass warm enough without having to use lights that suck the humidity out of the air.

--So long as you're having humidity problems, keep an eye on your snake and be ready to notice when it goes into shed...then provide a humid hide.

--Humidity levels in the upper 40's is fine...so don't beat yourself up trying to reach some "magic" number of 50%. (Just remember that humid hide for sheds. )

--Decrease the substrate until its just a thin layer across the floor of the tank. They don't need a "cushion" of aspen..just enough to soak up any waste. Or switch to newspaper.

Hope this has helped some... Good luck with it!