Thanks! I've take that all into consideration, and I think I want to put circular vents all around the upper sides of the enclosure, which should provide enough ventilation (since there will be so many of them). Plus, for the most part, I use low-wattage bulbs to heat my reptiles. In my 4'x2' enclosures, I sometimes have a hard time getting the right gradient, but that's because those lizards need very high temperatures too. I think a 6'x2' enclosure, with a low wattage bulb that gets the basking temps right around 95 or so, and adequate ventilation, should have a perfect gradient.

As for the humidity, my cages get a little humid about twice a week, when I add water to the soil. It's not bad humidity though. I've found it's actually kind of good for them. A lot of the same affects of giving them a bath, but without the hassle. With heat lamps going, the water from the top of the soil is all evaporated within that day (usually), but it does leave some nice humid places to go to underneath certain hiding spots and stuff.

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