Quote Originally Posted by Whitney Scheib View Post
No, I don't have a thermostat. But I have checked his temps, and his UTH is going out, so some spots are warmer then others. The hottest point in his cage, is under his branches, where he can't get to, and its 93. The rest of the warm spots, where his hide are, range from 84-89. Yes, I AM going to get a new UTH, as I just discovered this problem tonight for the first time. Its from me taking it off the tank, when I had to steam the tank to kill the mites. Its old also, as it came with the tank. So yes, I will be asking around and seeing if I can get a new UTH.

But, on another note, I doubt he is overheating, as he has spent alot of time in his water dish because of the mites. He just went into his hide for the first time in about 2 weeks that I have seen, since I put a new and bigger one in for him.
The problem isn't that your UTH is broken, because it's not. They all just get too hot. Most also will have hotter spots and cooler spots. If you won't/can't get a thermostat you really should just use a heat lamp. Yes it will kill your humidity but an unregulated UTH can kill your snake.