Alright, I have the Acurite in the tub, under the paper right over the heat mat. But this dimmer is not my friend... It's a sliding one, meaning it sticks and when you slide it you tend to move it too far.

I finally got it to 91 degrees, now and last night it was at around 85, does this sound like a good spot to have it? Mind that this is a very young snake and the box I am going to keep it in is fairly small, unlike my actual tubs which I let the hottest point hit around 93 degrees (set to just shy of 95 on my herpstat).

If this is fine I am going to move the probe to the other side and then check and see if it is okay on that side (80s).