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my ball python is housed in a 12 quart rubbermaid container with holes drilled about 2/3 of and inch away from each other going almost around the perimeter of the tank. i have it on paper towel and it has a small water dish. how can i lower the humidity in the tank?/ help will be apreciated.

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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

put a few holes in the top over the water dish but not to many u want to retain some humidity

What is your humidity at? What are you using for heat? About all you can do is add more holes, find a smaller water dish and clean up after any water spills. If you are using the lid that came with the tub drill some holes in the top. Maybe you can try a different substrate too.
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Tosha

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In my blood python tank, I had 1/4 inch holes drilled around the perimeter, and holes drilled in the lid as well. I had to increase the size of the holes in the lid to 3/4 of an inch in order to drop the humidity to 80%. But then, I'm using cypress mulch as a substrate, so you probably won't need as much circulation.

I would make some of the air holes larger, observe for a week, and then make more of them larger until you reach the humidity you want. Also keep in mind that in many areas (including where I live) the humidity is much higher in the summer than in the winter, so you might not want to drop it too low too soon, or you'll be trying to increase the humidity in December....