heat difficulties

i jsut got my ball python(boris) today and he is in a 10 gallon tank with a small heating pad which keeps the ground temp at 80-84 degrees. now the problem i got is wen i try to put the heat lamp on top of the screen is rasies the top of his hide to upper 90s and sometimes 100-103 degrees. wich i think is too hot. is there a trick or something i can use to help the lamp maintain the right temp for his basking side?
thanks

Put a smaller bulb in.

You could just use a dimmer that you can buy at any hardware store and it will extend the life of the bulb or just get a thermostat!

hope you have time for dimmer,cause it took about 6 hours to get it right, its was very tedious for me

I am guessing that you are not using probe thermometers to measure temps because that UTH temps seems awfully low. Even the smallest UTHs top at 110 when not regulated (which I am assuming yours is not).

If your ambient air temp is above 75* without the lamp, then there is no need for one. The UTH will take care of the hot side of 90-94*. Just make sure you get a thermostat or else you could burn your snake.

You said top of the hide? You need to measure where the snakes belly will be because BPs do not bask.

take the heat lamp off. You dont need it!