Hi everyone:

I have a question about properly maintaining my temperature on the hot side of my ball pythons enclosure, I guess I am a bit confused.

I currently have a 20 gallon glass aquarium. I have a UTH stuck under the glass on the hot side. I also have a thermostat probe taped to the glass inside the tank right over the heat pad and the thermostat is set for 90 degrees. Is this the proper way of setting this up? And if so, if the temperature of the UTH is at 90 degrees, will this be warm enough being I have about 1.5 inches of substrate (coconut husk) on top? My concern if that at the surface, where my snake will be lying in his hide will be less than 90 degrees due to the substrate seperating him from the actual bottom of the glass where it is 90 degrees?

I hope this makes sense, I just want to make sure I am doing things properly
I am having no trouble keeping the humidity at the proper level by covering 2/3 of the screen top with a damp towel and misting, but the temp is my main concern at the moment. Thanks for any guidance anyone can provide.

Michael
Michael