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hey guys i got a ball python about a week and a half a go ever thing is going ok so far the only problem is i can't get the humidity above 35% does anyone have ant tips tnks.

First, describe your set up. Glass tanks with screen tops are notoriously bad for keeping humidity in, all screen cages are much worse. Using a light as a heat source or even just a light source (as opposed to just letting the cage be lit by ambient light) also dries out cages. A dry room can as well, especially with screen tops and all screen cages.

Letting us know what setup you have your ball python in will make it that much easier to recommend the best way to keep it humid inside.
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PHLdyPayne

the set up i have is a glass tank with a wire top i have a heat pad on one side.i also just got a heat lamp should i keep it on the same side as the heat pad?tnks

I would remove the light completely, its not needed... and cover about two thirds of the screen top with something..to keep the humidity in.

A large wide water dish partially over the heating pad will help produce humidity as well.
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PHLdyPayne

I thought the light was needed as a second heat source?as for the water bowl it pretty big should i still but it partly under the heat pad?

I had a similar set up. I also live in a desert where average humidity is about 15-20%
Because of the lack of humidity (and other reasons) I have changed enclosures. What I did when I had mine was cover one side of the screen top with aluminum foil. Then I would spray the walls of the tanks, then put a wet cloth over the side that was not covered.
I was having to re-wet the towel 3-4 times a day.
If that's what you want to do than it'll work. Just make sure you watch both the temp and the humidity closely. You may want to consider another type of enclosure, or top.
Good Luck.
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Corvid
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0.1 Normal
1.0 Spider
0.1 Pastel (maybe het for pied - We'll see!)
1.0 Het Pied

what type of enclosure keeps in humidity good?

i'm asking out of sheer curiosity for myself, is humidity a concern mainly at shedding time, if so would providing a humid hide when they go blue an option too?
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0.2 chocolate lab Harley and basset Capone
0.1 leopard gecko (Nacho)
1.0 Normal ball (Arwen)

feed it well and keep it warm and the humidity isn't AS important as you think..

use cypress bedding and keep it moist....dump water into cage not "misting"....

easy.....
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