BP help needed

How hot is the glass under the substrate where the heat pad is?

I took out the heat pad, after some time had passed the temp was at 100 which way way to high. Now it's a pretty decent 88-90 and doing my best to keep humidity to 60%. He seems a lot happier, except when he sees it's misting time lol.

Well, he didn't eat his live mouse, but I think I found out why. I picked up his water dish, and..............THERE WAS A INFESTATION OF ANTS UNDER IT. I had cleaned everything with a literal boil soak. I figured they got in here through his top since it was uneven. I took him out, gave him a heat bath, nuked the cage with hot water, and got rid of all the bedding. Water wouldn't ruin gauges for temp and humidity right?

Why did the temperature pop up to 100*F? Did the thermostat for the heat pad fail or do you not have one? And what type(s) of thermometer and hygrometer are you using to measure temperature and humidity?

I'm using a cage one, got both of them for $16 not sure on the grand but the stick to cage type. It'll still shoot up to 100 if my fan isn't on max or his cage isn't misted 4-5 times a day. The 100 is his hot spot, but now it settles at ~90 and it makes the humidity stable at 60-70%. I had to change his cage around, so hopefully his humidity does well enough with newspaper since I threw out the bedding.

DO YOU HAVE THE HEAT PAD HOOKED UP TO A THERMOSTAT?

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And the dial type gages are garbage and read very inaccurate digital with probs are the way to go

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I unplugged the heat pad

You have been asked many times, so please answer: do you have the heat pad hooked up to a thermostat or not?

The dial-type thermometer and hygrometer gauges are crap. First, they're usually inaccurate, and second, they readily unstick themselves from the side of your tank and then they stick to your snake. If the thermometer is reading 100*F air temp then the surface is likely hotter than that, especially with an unregulated heater.

No, the pet stores around me do not sell them. Plus when I mist him, I've touched the bottom and it's pretty timid.