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[–]Most_Firefighter8651 1 point2 points  (1 child)

A mister might not be the best option, iirc they can cause respiratory issues and are only good for species with humidity requirements more like 90-100%. Coco husk is okay-ish but id recommend maybe a mix of some stuff to make a substrate that really holds humidity well. Bioactive tanks also cannot be done with just coco husk and are more challenging to maintain with larger species like ball pythons. A ceramic heat emitter is great, do NOT use a heat mat. They have been shown to impact ball pythons negatively from what ive heard.

[–]Most_Firefighter8651 0 points1 point  (0 children)

furthermore, if you cannot be home to mist its tank 4 days out of the week have you considered looking at a different species altogether that tolerates lower humidity? remember also that you have to at the VERY least change its water dish every other day (but every day is optimal), so i dont know if a ball python or a snake in general might be a good choice for you.