Alrighty, well let me start by saying I'm a newbie too, and this is entirely based off of forum stalking and reading other's replies etc.

There are some people who put the thermostat probe inside the tank, on the glass bottom, under the substrate. My personal issue with this is the fact you should NEVER use tape inside of the enclosure, and as such this system lends itself to having a probe knocked around and not doing much good. I've heard some people reference using hot glue to keep probes in place, but I will not give advice to or not to do that as I have no idea what the pros and cons are etc.

There is a thread about removing a UTH
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...-Remove-a-UTH!
And also in that thread it shows you how to cover the sticky part with foil tape for re-using it.

I'm sorry I'm not more experienced / helpful, basically just mimicking replies I've read. I hope someone with more knowledge on this subject can interject for you.