I would put the water bowl in the center and a hide on each end. What size UTH did you get? I get UTH's that cover at least 1/3 of the floor space, but not more than 1/2. This will also add a little more heat to the ambient temp. Whether or not you will need additional heat will depend alot on what your room temps are. The thermometer that you use for the warm side should have a probe that you can run under the substrate and mount to the glass over the UTH. This will let you monitor the hottest temp that your snake can come into contact with if it burrows. The carpet under the Aspen is going to be a pain to clean when it gets soiled, especially with all of the aspen stuck to it. I know. I tried it once. I would also suggest covering three sides of the tank with something like dark construction paper, poster board, contact paper, or aquarium scenery. This will make the tank seem not so open and help the snake feel more secure. Another option to use is foam board. You can get it at Wal-Mart or Target. It is usually in the school supplies section next to the poster board. Using this will help insulate the tank some. And, as was already mentioned, covering the top with Aluminum foil or plexiglass will help keep in humidty. Here are a couple of threads with different ways to do that:
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...p-w-pics-*DUW*
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...tment-Tutorial
The way I did it was to cut pieces of cardboard about 4 inches wide and long enough to lay across the screen and wrap each piece in foil. Then you have panels that you can add or remove as needed.
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