So I am setting up my tub(36x16x12) today to put my blood in it, yes I know not a ball python, but I needed quick answers and that forum can be slow .

I have the heat panel inside the tub attached to the lid on the right side of the cage. The heat panel is hooked up to my Ranco Thermostat. I have the thermostat probe inside the tub on the warm side under the newspaper(my substrate) where the blood likes to lay. Then I have an Accurite thermometer with a probe, the probe on the warm side, the accurite device on the cool side to get warm and cool side temps.

Alright so, the thermostat is set to 94, and my warm side is 83 and my cool side is 81. My thermostat reads that it is 82 degrees where the probe is so that matches up. But and here comes my question, should the thermostat probe be on the Radiant heat panel? Because the thermostat is set at 94, will it continue to stay on until it tries to reach 94 where the probe is? It's been set up for an hour or so and the temps seem to stay pretty steady.

Sorry for all the questions, RHP's are just very new to me, this is my first one!

Thank you soo much,
Sara