New setup

[LilyPad]

The saran wrap should help with your humidity issues, that's what I have on my 10 gallon screen top tank to try to help keep the levels up. Do you mist the tank? You must considering the spray bottle there.

[bruster]

Yes I mist just about every day. I did get a larger heat pad today from my brother. The one I had was small and I got it from petsmart in the frog starter kit they sell.

[John]

Putting the heat pad underneath will dry out the substrate, and block much of the heat getting past the substrate.

[bruster]

So it is better to have the bad on the back side then.

[John]

Some people think so, yes.

[demeteraurion]

The more your lid is sealed off the more heat and humidity will be trapped in the tank. I have mine almost completely sealed, with a little flap I can open. The only downside is that because its so moist the cocoearth gets wet very quickly. Also, just a suggestion, but you could move the plastic wrap to the center so there are openings on both ends, this well help air circulate better.

[bruster]

Thanks, I was looking at it today and came up with an idea that I used when I kept my snake in the tanks. I'm going to try building a lid that is framed with wood with Plexiglas as the main cove with drilled holes. It will help seal it tight and allow with airflow. When I get back from the NC Repticon show this weekend I will put it all together.