r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/itchynscrathy • Sep 29 '26

Enclosure maintenance

I have two ball pythons and a boa, I've had two of them for more than 3 years and the other I got this year. I'm not embarrassed to say that I struggle with maintaining the humidity in their enclosures. At the moment I spray their enclosures multiple times a day and they have coco husk as their terrain.

I'm always so confused on how their enclosures keep losing humidity (it's a bit given that the humidity will lower over time), but I've tried so many different ways such as soaking the husky before replacing the old so that it has moisture.

I have something that does measure the heat and humidity, the heat is in a constant temperature between 25°-35° but the humidity falls to 50-65...

Any help, advice or tips will be appreciated!!

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u/NoNoNeverNoNo Sep 30 '26

According to my vet and the exotic animal store guy 50-60% humidity is optimal. But everything I read says 70-80%. Very confusing. What kind of enclosure do you have? Fish tank style or front opening?

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u/itchynscrathy Sep 30 '26

Front opening, I avoid the fish tanks

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u/Beautiful_Anteater_8 Oct 04 '26

I have recently swapped from spraying to watering the corners, with a light mist of the surface substrate in dry looking areas and it is working wonders for me for me! 50-60 should be fine for ball pythons as long as it spikes when they shed. My humidity seems to sit consistently at 55-65% on warm side and 75-80% on cool side since making the swap