I'm NOT having any problems, that's the thing! I'm just saying - if you want to boost the overall humidity of your tank, a damp towel over half/most of the screen works well. Since the usual humidity in my house runs about 40% and my snakes do best at 50-60%, a damp towel is a pretty easy way to get that extra ten percent. The fact that I discovered this method while caring for hermit crabs shouldn't discount that it works.
What works for you doesn't necessarily work for everyone - I'm just offering my suggestion. My snakes are healthy and glowing, eating properly, shedding in single pieces, and all have good weight on them.
I understand that heat rises, but my goal with the heat lamp is to heat the air in the enclosure (it gets below 60 at night in my house) and ensure that the heat pad is not the only way for the snake to get warm. My baby has the choice between going in her hide above her heat pad (which is the size appropriate for a 10 gallon) and sitting on her branch below the light, and she does alternate between both pretty regularly. My big adults prefer to go into their hides above the heat pads, but I do at times find them basking on top of the hides, under the lights. I also see them in their hides at the cool side of their tank. They get a choice, and since I am able to maintain proper humidity, I see nothing wrong with it.

Your method works for you, mine works for me, I believe the point of the forum is to offer different solutions to see which works the best for a person's given problem?

~jenny
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1.1.1 normal ball pythons (Cindy, Darwin, and Periscope)
1.0 rex rat (Scurvy)
0.1 bunny (Spazz)
2.1 betta fishes (Vicious, Killer, and Butters)
2.2 great danes (Shasta, Odysseus, Merlot, and Watson)
1.0 fat fuzzy mutt (Smokey)
1.1 cats (Thidwick and Turtle)
2.0 horses (Buddy and Sam)
1.0 goat (Billy Jack)
2.25 chickens (Jacques the rooster and his harem)

but what I really want is more ball pythons!

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