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Just purchased my first tub rack for a new collection of balls, just curious how you guys keep the humidity relatively high in these things without there being a light above a water bowl or anything, any tips would be greatly appreciated!

I have used a variety of methods with varying success depending on the snake and the time of year:

Use a wide, shallow water bowl. This raises the humidity a *little* and gives the snake a place to soak.

Mist the tub at least once a day.

Don't worry about making the whole tub humid and just provide a humid-hide full of wet sphagnum moss or cypress mulch.

Use 1/2 of your usual bedding and 1/2 cypress mulch or moss in the tub itself. I use a 1/2 Aspen and 1/2 cypress mulch mix myself. I always like to make sure they have ample dry space to crawl up on to to prevent belly rot and other too-moist issues.

If you have a "snake room", humidify the whole thing. Good tubs should have decent air exchange so if you raise the outside humidity eventually the tubs be raised too.
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.0 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband

Thanks alot, I am using Repti-bark by Zoo Med at the moment, does this substrate hold moisture well?

I have never tried it myself, but I have heard that it does hold moisture well. I don't know how well it resists mold, however, which is always a danger when trying to maintain humid conditions. I would watch it closely. If you start having mold issues either change the substrate more often or switch to cypress mulch or sphagnum moss. Remember to make sure they have a dry spot to curl up to prevent belly rot.
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Lincoln, NE
0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly
2.0 Normals, 1.0 Thayeri, 0.1 Thayeri X Alterna, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband