Quote Originally Posted by Swoof View Post
You hopefully didn't stick the pad to the bottom of the tank. This is usually how burns happen when the heat pad is stuck directly to the glass heating it up too much. Rheostat of some sort is your best bet either way. If it's already stuck to the glass don't pull it off that usually ruins it. It's best to have the heat pad on a rheostat and use a piece of cardboard to get it close to the tank glass and leaving a gap around the bottom edge of the tank so heat doesn't build up too much.

Thicker layer of bedding means the snake can burrow under the substrate if it wants to.
This really won't be practical for most users of belly heat.

The proper way to use a UTH is to adhere it to the bottom of the enclosure, either using the permanent sticky that it comes with or using aluminum foil tape.

You must control the UTH with a thermostat to prevent burns. Any kind of re-usable substrate will get dirty to the point where it is no longer cleanable. Your best bet is a UTH on a thermostat with disposable substrate.