My new girl

[cassandra]

I'd look into a CHE (ceramic heat emitter) which you can just switch out with the existing heat bulb. Emits heat but does a lot less humidity zapping.

We have radiant heat panels in our burm's 8 x 3 x 2 enclosure, but just CHE's and UTH's in the boa and bp's 4 x 2 x 2 enclosures...

Don't feel pressured to move into a tub! You can do display enclosures with correct temps and humidity, it just takes a bit more work. =)

[starmom]

I think changing substrate will help with humidity a lot. If you dont want to do the whole RHP route, try using two water bowels. One under the heat, one on the other side.

...and if you're not having much luck with your bowels, you might try bowls!!

[truthsdeceit]

Niiiiice little boa! I'm getting more and more interested by them every day lol....... No...... no...............nooooooooooooooooooo. I have enough addictions already lol. Someday though! Congrats and good luck with her. I'm with starmom RHPs are the way to go and the ones Rich makes are top notch!

Oh Adam... just one little bitty boa won't start anything....

Yeah it's just one.....

Ha!! that's what I told my boyfriend when I got my first snake, a corn, about a year ago. Now I've got four snakes, and breed rodents to feed them.

[starmom]

....Don't feel pressured to move into a tub! You can do display enclosures with correct temps and humidity, it just takes a bit more work. =)

Oh gosh- I wasn't pushing a tub; heck, I'm in deep negotiations with Ali (AP) for three modded 6x2x4's for my girls!!!!

[truthsdeceit]

I'd look into a CHE (ceramic heat emitter) which you can just switch out with the existing heat bulb. Emits heat but does a lot less humidity zapping.

We have radiant heat panels in our burm's 8 x 3 x 2 enclosure, but just CHE's and UTH's in the boa and bp's 4 x 2 x 2 enclosures...

Don't feel pressured to move into a tub! You can do display enclosures with correct temps and humidity, it just takes a bit more work. =)

I"ll have to look for a CHE, I was at petco yesterday to buy the bulb I've got and I didnt' see anything but regular day and night bulbs. If they'd had something like a CHE bulb I'd have gone for that.

and I'm not feeling pressured about the tub, I was just reassuring everyone that I would get her tank right no matter what and in failing that I'd go with a tub. But I'll get the tank right... I'm up for a bit of work.

[truthsdeceit]

OH Hey!! Any name suggestions for her?

[anendeloflorien]

Oh Adam... just one little bitty boa won't start anything....

Yeaaaaaaah about that........ Lol one little ball python wasn't supposed to start anything either now look at me! I'm up to 7 balls, 8 corns, 3 hogs (next week) and 2 kings! Plus IDK if I'm ready for something that's gonna outgrow me in 3 years.

[starmom]

Mwah hahahahaha...................

[truthsdeceit]

Yeaaaaaaah about that........ Lol one little ball python wasn't supposed to start anything either now look at me! I'm up to 7 balls, 8 corns, 3 hogs (next week) and 2 kings! Plus IDK if I'm ready for something that's gonna outgrow me in 3 years.

oh, you know you can make room for one more.

[truthsdeceit]

Got a CHE today, it still zaps the humidity but not as bad.

She's running above 50% all the time now, usually around 58%.
It's lower in the warm side obviously.

Thanks for all the help guys.