my uth is falling off my tub

[lasweetswan]

i'll do that, right now its i have it sandwiched between a piece of plastic and the tub. and also, if my hot spot were too hot, would my snake still use it?

It could, hopefully it would thermoregulate. In any case, you need a thermostat so that your hotspot does not get too hot. You've got to have something to control those temps if you do not already.