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my yellow will be here in a few days and i have a 5'L 3'W and 17'T cage with a radiant heat panel on the right end of the top and a big tub full of water in the middle of wourse with other misc. hides and decor throug hthe cage etc. does it sound like an ok set up? also 1 humidity question. if condasare always i nthe water why keep up such a high humidity?

I am no expert, and have been advised that you do not need a large water dish for them to stay in. This can lead to skin infection, not to mention all the time you need to spend making sure it is clean. A water dish that it can drink from is fine. I have a similar set up, I have mine in a 4ft vision cage heat panel on one side and nothing on the middle or end. I also changed to aspen, not sure I like it, since it is always a mess but it helps keep the humdidity up.

Thank you

Jeff
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From what Jud and I have experienced over the many years we have kept and bred greens, we don't believe that they need high humidity in captivity. We keep them on newspaper with only small water bowls for drinking. We do not supply pools for soaking, even with newborn greens. Additionally, hides for young greens under 6 feet are essential in my opinion. I keep humidity levels with all my greens between 60 and 70%. The humidity is never over 70% unless I am misting one in the shedding process during the drier winter months. We have never seen any adverse health effects from keeping greens under these conditions, and I know other people who keep yellows under these same conditions as well.

Kelly