Boas do not thrive in hot dry environments. Whoever told you that has ZERO clue as to what they're talking about. MOST of the boas that are commonly kept come from a hot environment where they seek shade and cooler temps or it is greatly covered by shade (trees) and a good number of them (especially BCC) are from rainforest (high humidity) areas. So, humidity from 70-95 % is the norm. Temperatures kept in the low-mid 80's are ideal.
The big problem people have w/ excessive moisture is cleanliness. I've kept my animals in 90-95% humidity for months w/ zero ill effects, but I cleaned on a daily basis to absolutely destroy any possibility of fungus, etc... I backed it down just for my own convenience though. Now I maintain at least 70% and let it spike on it's own to 95% by keeping a water bowl on the warmer side of the cage.

or, who knows, maybe all this is just my opinion?
jb
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• Can't get humidity right for the life of me. - drasticplastic, Tue Jun 22 21:06:56 2004
• RE: Can't get humidity right for the life of me. - Chris Olson, Tue Jun 22 21:39:59 2004
• RE: Can't get humidity right for the life of me. - diggy415, Tue Jun 22 21:55:45 2004
• Chris......I live in California, about 30 miles south of san francisco. np - drasticplastic, Tue Jun 22 22:17:58 2004
• RE: Chris......I live in California, about 30 miles south of san francisco. np - BennyD, Wed Jun 23 10:39:47 2004
• Ok here is what I'm going to try....let me know what you think guys. - drasticplastic, Tue Jun 22 22:31:55 2004
• Covering the vent works great, But..I think Chris is right - tomas, Tue Jun 22 22:36:11 2004
• horrible advice... - Jonathan_Brady, Wed Jun 23 11:08:58 2004
• RE: Ok here is what I'm going to try....let me know what you think guys. - boidmorphs, Tue Jun 22 22:49:27 2004
• Save your money on the humidifier - Brocks Boids, Wed Jun 23 08:31:46 2004
• try doing this - onlyboas, Tue Jun 22 23:51:04 2004
• More ideas... - triniian, Wed Jun 23 01:31:44 2004
• My solution - snakepimp, Wed Jun 23 11:08:24 2004
• Try not using the light and using some kind of under tank heater.... - munchkins, Wed Jun 23 13:32:50 2004
• RE: Can't get humidity right for the life of me. - tmflyfish, Wed Jun 23 14:33:20 2004
• another cheaper solution - tmflyfish, Wed Jun 23 14:38:07 2004
• I've found the name of the humidifier..... - tmflyfish, Wed Jun 23 14:48:39 2004