Quote Originally Posted by Animals As Leaders View Post
I personally do not allow my snake to sit on any kind of adhesive I think its smarter to relocate it once the temps have been established with the tstat. Let me ask you this, once the snake soils that spot the probe is sitting and you have to clean how are you supposed to keep it there. The double face tape provided isn't going to stick forever therefore tape will have to be used or something. I just don't even risk it, its not worth it to me. Once you know what the tstat is doing it really is kind of pointless to have it IN the tank. As long as the probe of the tstat isn't going anywhere then your golden. Just make sure you do the initial check inside the cage and then just leave it with the tstat probe. No problem.
Once the adhesive wears out I use low tac artists tape or hot glue. I want to to know the hottest point the snake can get to at all times. If I do not constantly monitor the temp than it can get dangerously hot and I would have no clue.

Quote Originally Posted by don15681 View Post
you're losing heat that the heat pad is making with so many holes. try taping some up. if you have problems with humidity, the whole tub doesn't have to have the correct humidity level. use a hide, also called a humidity chamber. just don't have your snake sitting in water.
The heat loss from holes on the side of a tub is negligible. The most heat is lost from the top, not the sides. Covering the holes will have little impact on the ambient temperatures.