Thermometer placement

[el8ch]

Welcome to the site and congrats on the pick-up!!

Sounds like a good start - When I had my aquarium setup I had one in the hot hide and one in the cool hide. Not sure what you are using for a heat source, but make sure that you are using some sort of thermostat or rheostat to control it's output. Heatpads (especially on glass) can get very hot and do some serious damage to your snake!

[mojorisin]

Thanks for the reply, ok so sounds like Im gonna need a rheostat or thermostat. Basically I have a heat pad under the glass and then i put 4 layers of paper towel over the area of the heat pad and about 3 over cooler side so the glass doesnt get too hot. I also have a lamp shining down over the warm side but its hard to keep the temp stable. When it gets to like 94f i turn the lamp away but then it cools down so i have to turn the lamp back on. Should the heat pad be enough on its own without a lamp?

Appreciate the help.

[el8ch]

Appreciate the help.

...And no problem!