r/ballpython • u/ok_hi_ok • 8h ago

Humidity too high, help

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I recently spent days setting up my 7 month old ball pythons enclosure. Before i transfer him into the 4x2x2 (he’s in a smaller enclosure right now) i wanted to get all the temps and humidity sorted but for days now it’s been sat at 99%. i misted it once a couple of days ago. I opened the door for about 10 minutes and it went down to 81% but that’s still too high. I was wondering if anyone knows what it’s down to?? I’ll put picture of my enclosure and substrate below.

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u/imjustanauthor 8h ago

humdity is only too high when there is condensation. if there is no condensation, it is not too high. but even if that wasn't the case, 81% is not even CLOSE to too high. in fact, 75-80% is the sweet spot imo.

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u/ok_hi_ok 8h ago

ahhh okay that’s a relief!! so many sources say different things about humidity so it can be confusing

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u/BSinBillNye 8h ago

Is the sensor for the humidity meter in the soil? It probably got wet or something.

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u/ok_hi_ok 8h ago

no it’s about 4 inches above the soil

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u/BSinBillNye 8h ago

I think you're good at 81% mine fluctuates a lot after I move things around. You'd be surprised how fast it goes down with the heat lamp in there