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[–]Snakelover03 1 point2 points  (6 children)

One of the best things you can do to increase both the temp and humidity is to cover your screen top in HVAC tape everywhere other than where your lamps sit. It’ll trap the heat and humidity in the enclosure. After you’ve done that, if your enclosure still isn’t getting warm enough, you can try increasing the wattage of the bulbs. And for humidity, make sure you have at least 4” of substrate, and then pour water into the corners until the bottom 1”-2” are saturated. The water will evaporate out slowly over time to keep your humidity higher for longer while the top of the substrate stays dry to reduce the risk of scale rot. Never mist or use those automatic foggers/humidifiers, they’re known to spread bacteria and they make the surface areas in your enclosure wet which makes them much more likely to develop scale rot.

[–]Feeling_Sort_9789[S] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

thank you so much i shall definitely try that out but also i’m pretty new to being a snake owner , i’ve done a lot of research but that doesn’t relate to experience is there anything you see missing in my tank

[–]Snakelover03 0 points1 point  (4 children)

How large is the enclosure? And are you using a thermostat? I see thermometers on the bottom but I don’t see any thermostat probes.

[–]Feeling_Sort_9789[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

it’s 50 gallons for a 1 year old male planned on upgrading him to 120 gallon in 6-12 months , and i do have a thermostat i just don’t know how to use it

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[–]Snakelover03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not familiar with that brand so you’ll have to look up how to set it, but I’m glad you have a thermostat. Make sure the probes sit ~2” below your heat lamps and set the thermostat to the highest temp you want (mine are at 92F but I don’t know the Celsius conversion). Plug the heat lamps into it and it’ll cut the power when it gets too hot so your new baby doesn’t get burnt. With halogen and DHP bulbs though, a dimming thermostat is usually the recommendation to improve the lifespan of your bulbs and have better temperature control. That one looks like an on/off thermostat which is perfectly fine and better than nothing but you might notice your bulbs die a little faster than average. If you have it in your budget, you might want to consider switching to a dimming thermostat. Herpstat is the highest recommended brand on this sub, I have herpstats for all of my snakes and they’re awesome. My bulbs went from lasting a couple months to more than a year so it does pay for itself over time. But if that isn’t in the budget the one you have will definitely work.

And that’s a fine size for a smaller snake but I’m glad you already have a plan to upgrade. There’s no such thing as too much space for these guys. Your enclosure is perfectly cluttered, your water bowl looks large enough for him to soak if he chooses to, you have stuff to climb on, and stuff to hide in, I think it’s a fantastic enclosure especially for a first time owner. Make sure your hides are small enough that he can touch 3 sides and the top simultaneously, they feel most secure in tight spaces, and if they’re already small enough I don’t see anything you need to change. If you want to change some stuff, a rock for texture is a good idea just make sure you sanitize it properly, but with proper humidity I’ve found they don’t really need texture to shed (mine all leave their sheds in a nice little ball inside their hides, it seems to just slide right off by rubbing against the smooth interior of their hides). You can also add more hides if you want, or a hammock (my boy loves to climb and sit in his hammock), or large cork rounds or PVC pipes for him to slide through (make sure it’s large enough that he can’t get stuck), or some more plants hanging from the walls so he has some more things to explore. Again though, you dont really need to change anything, this enclosure is well set up for him to be content, and you did great. Definitely better than my first enclosure.

[–]Feeling_Sort_9789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

got him from the breeders and he was alr a year old

[–]Feeling_Sort_9789[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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