how did you mount your radiant heat panel?

[casedbhloe]

unplug the UTH immediately. you're risking the safety of your snake by running the UTH unregulated. purchase a thermostat NOW. this one can be used for a year or so while you save up for a better and more reliable one (Herpstat brand).

i use a 100 W CHE for my 20gal, so you might need to up the wattage. get that bulb on a thermostat or rheostat. ALL heat sources MUST be regulated. there are no exceptions.

what are the warm/cool -side ambient temps for your enclosure? how are you measuring these temps and how cold are we talking here? i'm assuming you're talking about your hot spot when you said "pretty steady around 90," but you don't sound confident in that number. you NEED to know the exact temperatures of your entire enclosure, and this is why thermostats are so important.

that was the thermostat I planned on buying but I wasn't super confident it would work because the reviews were so hot & cold, but since you're recommending it I'll pop it in my cart. hopefully henry is alright when I get home, I'm at work so I can't unplug the UTH and no one is home.

I measure the temps with a laser thermometer to get the corners but I do have a thermometer/hygrometer mounted in the cage. its getting really cold at night on the cold side, somewhere in the 60s which is why I'm looking for a quick solution. we'd been having quite a warm fall but of course it turned overnight. I was concerned that it was a bit cool (75) before but now I know that its too cold. Warm side (in this weather) seems to be at like 80 (it was this morning when I checked the temp.

I'll definitely invest in a higher watt bulb