Quote Originally Posted by BOWSER11788 View Post
not to hijack, but i can say put a zoomed UTH on say a rubbermaid container, wow im gonna save some money. sorry ballmom to hijack but u was surfing before i posted the same question
You -need- a thermostat on a UTH, the thermo will put you at the same if not more than a glass tank setup. It's not about saving money, its more for convenience of maintaining good husbandry and for the comfort of the snake c:

That said, I personally am using a zoomed UTH for each of my snakes on their tubs, each has it's own thermostat as well. I've spent around $300 on this setup and would choose it over the tank I did have (40gal breeder tank, nightmare to keep humidity up). Once I can afford to build a rack system I'm switching to flexwatt and a nice Reptile Basics thermo.

When you do make the switch, make sure to monitor the setup for a few weeks to make sure humidity and temps are golden. Also make sure you have a way to keep said ball python in the tub if you're using the lid (weights, clips, beer cases, whatever happens to work)