ive heard a lot of bad things about those hydrofarms so with that said. just tape it to the bottom of the UTH and use a thermometer to measure the hot spot inside. if your room temps swing a lot you r going to be messing with the temps and its going to drive you nuts, or even worse hurt ur snake. but if its in a stable part of the house you should be ok. just make sure you have it setup for a day or two and its stable before you put the lil guy in there.