I've had my baby about 6 weeks now and was horrified when I realized just how hot her uth was getting. I'm new to owning snakes and thought I was doing my research before I bought her. Obviously not. After reading on here just how important having a thermostat to control the temps I checked and sure enough it was 130 degrees inside the warm hide. Ambient temps stay around 80 degrees and her cool hide was about 74 degrees. She stays in her cool hide almost all the time. Can't say I blame her after finding out I was basically offering her an oven to warm up in. Anyway, I obviously unplugged the uth right away and have spent the rest of the morning searching for a thermostat. I can't afford anything much more expensive than $50 at the moment. I see that the Hydrofarm is recommended quite often as a cheap alternative but I've also heard that it isn't the most accurate. I guess my question is, would the Hydrofarm still be a better choice than one of the cheaper thermostats I've found that are meant to be used with terrariums. I figure anything is better than nothing at this point but would still like to purchase something I can rely on until I can afford something better. Any input would be appreciated. Feel free to tell me what an idiot I've been while you're at it. I know I deserve it.