Quote Originally Posted by TwoPennies™ View Post
I felt the hot side and its been on all night and it isn't very hot he is chilling in the light right now I just have a daylight bulb he seemed skittle more calm today he's had his head out of his hide morning but sucks his head in if we step towards the cage

sorry for typos I'm using smart phone
The hot side not "feeling very hot" doesn't mean it's not hot enough to burn your snake. I'd run out to get a lamp dimmer NOW ($9 at Home Depot) and put your UTH on that until you save up to get a good thermostat.

You could black out 3 sides of your tank with black construction paper to make him feel more secure too: or I just put a towel over my corn's cage when he's in shed to give him some privacy (he's my only snake in a tank, everyone else are in tubs).