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hello,,,im thinking of buying a rainbow boa, ive had alot of diff. kinds of snakes ie: cornsnakes,ratsnakes,garters,racers,psammophis,pythons etc.. they didnt require humidity like the rainbow boa does, ive read in several caresheets that it needs 70-80 humidity,is that true and how can i keep the humidity that high,, thx in advance

There are a few ways you can keep the humidity up... you can give the snake a large water dish to soak in and evaporation from the heating element will raise the humidity level. If you can also periodicaly mist the enclosure. I got a garden mister from Agway for about $15 and it works great, but you can get a more traditional spray bottle from the dollar store (it will work just the same, it'll just be a pain in the a$$). Or if you're the creative type you can set up an ultra-sonic fogger in the tank, but it takes a little bit of tweaking... below is a pic of my Savu Python's cage rigged with a fogger... If I can do anything else to help, just let me know...

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thanks