Problems with temp or set up or hum% or all of it

[PitOnTheProwl]

Ok the UTH is from ZooMed and is the one which said for a 40Gallon Tank

You said 8 watt, would be the 6"x8" for a 10 to 20 gallon. If it is the 30 to 40 gallon one it should be 8"x12" and 16 watts.

I did lay the temp under the hide under the Aspen. The Aspen is about 1/2 inch of the ground.
Like I said the UTH has a reptile heat control hooked up to it so I somehow can control it. It's on high now and still has only 70F.

You are still getting ambient temps, you need to know what the surface temp of the glass is. The pad will get the glass a lot hotter than the air temp just above it. You want to make sure your surface temps are not going to burn you snake.

I dont tend to worry too much about the ambient temps as much as I work about the temps in their hides.