@KMG–I read the care sheet, but still don't have any actual "advice" to speak of. Most of what was said was in generalities. Since I have NO experience at all with snakes, I would like something a little more concrete....
My UTH doesn't seem to bring the temperature of the tank up hardly any; the cool side of the tank is the only one with a thermometer right now, and it stays at around 75 F. I have the water bowl on the side of the UTH right now, but since I don't have a hygrometer I don't know what the humidity is (I know I need to get one, but didn't want to overwelm my parents with all these different costs...you know the drill)
I want to make sure that this new setup is better; should I be using a UTH??