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I had recently bought my first pet snake a little over a week ago and so far everything is running smoothly other than the fact that I have to regularly mist his cage for the gauge to reach 50. I have had numerous reptiles in the past and was able to maintain this pretty easily and I know that I shouldn't have to struggle with this at all. I even bought a slighter bigger water bowl because I read that that can help maintain humidity. I currently have "Aspen Snake Bedding" by Zoo Med spread evenly throughout his cage. His case does have screens at the top and have even attempted to place objects over it in hopes to close in all the moisture but that barely does the job. Is there something that I am doing wrong? Is there anything else I should be doing? Thank you.

Screen tops are the worst when ambient humidity is low. You will need to cover nearly all of the screen area but please have a temperature controller to make sure the cage does not overheat. Also, overhead lamps, if that is what you are using, are the worst for maintaining humidity. Ceramic heat emitters are better. You can use plastic wrap to cover the screen