Homemade tub setup

The thermostat probe I'm sorry. After going crazy with the soldering gun I decided to put the thermometer probe on top of the paper towels instead of underneath. Oddly it was a steady 89 when the thermostat is at 92. Then when I move it back under the paper towels it jumps up. Currently it's at 96 but I wouldn't be surprised to see it climb a little more. Should I be fine? If I continue to make holes it's just going to drop the temp on top of the paper towels which is already right around where it needs to be.

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You have thermostat probe directly on top of heat tape right? With only the probe wire taped to the heat tape? Never put tape directly on thermostat probe. Also be careful with putting to many holes in tubs bc you could kill your humidity. Under the paper towels should be no higher than 94 in case the snake gets under them you don't want a burn. Also with the snakes weight on the paper towels and tub it's going to be hotter, something you could do is put something on top of thermometer probe to see how much it goes up with weight on it so you get readings similar to what it would be with the snake laying on it. What brand thermometer are you using to take temps?

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The thermostat probe is placed on top of the heat tape near the edge. Also the only part that is taped down is the wire right up to the probe itself. The thermometer inside is an accurite which I pulled from the glass aquarium I was previously using. The one thing I didn't think about it is when I pulled it off there was a white adhesive pad that stuck to the aquarium from the probe.

Everything seems fine now although I'm not sure what I did exactly. Even with all the holes and the water dish on the cold side I'm still reading 65% humidity which is really strange. People said aquariums were hard to control but I had mine setup in less than 15 minutes and never had a problem with it. Tubs on the other hand are a completely different story lol