Quote Originally Posted by CCarr33 View Post
The Heating pad has been on the tub for the past 5 hours without melting it and I felt the plastic and it seems to be right because the snake sits right over it.

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You need something like a thermostat or at a minimum a dimmer to control how hot the heating pad gets!
An unregulated heating element can and will burn your BP.
Going by touch or the fact that your new BP is just sitting there in the heating pad is only going to end badly for you and your new snake.

For something that is inexpensive check this one out Hydrofarm thermostat
And as Mike recommended unplug your heating pad until you can regulate it.