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I recently rescued a hypo boa. I am currently trying to get his habitat to the right temp and humidity. It seems that the temp on the cool end is about 82 degrees and the temp on the warm end is 92. The humidity over all is way to low sitting at 55 on the cool end and 60 on the warm end. Unfortunately, I only had access to an exo terra glass habitat and it has a mesh style top with the two glass doors that open in the front. What can I do to reduce temp and bump up himidity?

I'm new to this forum so I'm still trying to figure out how to post pictures.

Not sure if you found answers elsewhere -- also the follwing is my opinion -- The temps are OK to me. Try covering the screen top with a piece of plexy or glass. Mist a few times daily to keep humidity up. Not sure how big your hypo is but they normally tend to grow a little slower that most other boas. I would look into getting another enclosure on the market that would suit a boa (and also keep temps and humidity in check). You can try a rheostat to get the temps in check. Use a substrate (non pine) to hold in the moisture. I have use just newspaper in commercially made enclosures with rheostat and have and success with keeping/breeding boas. In the mean time, use aspen or coconut aspen the hold in the moisture. Misting the substrate a few times daily may also help with getting the temps a little lower but def look into a rheostat if you are only keeping one boa.

BTW - congrats on your hypo bud!!