Worse case if I dont get it right before I put him in the tank then I will put Zoomed Carpet right above the pad under the Aspen to prevent burn. I spoke to zoomed and they recommend the carpet to prevent burns. So If I cant get the temp gun and dimmer in time the carpet at least will do for now to prevent burns. I had ball pythons growing up and never had a problem with burns but I did always have just the carpet on the bottom of the whole cage. So that probably provented it. I also would like to control the temp due to if it gets to hot I dont want in to start a fire. I mean it could happen Im sure.