Quote Originally Posted by Slyther83 View Post
What are you using as substrate? The thing is you shouldn't have the floor much hotter than the low 90s, 95 tops. When you pile shavings or something on top of that the snake is probably getting mid 80's at best from it (unless they burrow down), which is probably no different than the heat your lamp is generating. A warm floor is better than a cold floor either way you cut it though. I'd use something thin like newspaper so that the UTH is more effective, just my 2 cents.
Okay im using repti bark as a substrate and i currently have my heating pad set at 100 degrees so that its about mid 80's if that on the top of the substrate .....just from searching on the web I have been reading 100's is not enough to burn your snake ....that is he burrows down to the glass .....i think im going to leave the pad set at 100 degrees and have the heat bulb on aswell just over his hide and the heat bulb will help in my ambient air temps in the tank .