Thank you for your replies. I will be setting it up to see where the temp is at. And I think it actually might be a little higher than what I posted, but i'll see. The lids do lock shut, but I think I might grab some straps as a precaution.
So, the uth shouldn't be touching the enclosure? Ohh, maybe I was thinking of a soldering gun. Haha a few minutes after posting this, I found two very good breeders in my area with some really nice ball pythons for great prices.
Thanks again