OMG... I feel like the worst mommy ever. I thought I had done all my research and bought everything he needed but you were all right, it was way too warm in there and I had not gotten the thermometers set up correctly at all. I bought a temp with a probe to test the floor where the UTH was and it was 101 against the glass and 97 on top of the substrate :'-( luckily he had been smart and had been in his hide and had not been laying right on top of the UTH. The lights were also too hot so I've got him just on a black one now. Thanks for all of the advice... I think I've got everything balanced now. He was very unhappy with me pulling him out today to fix it and struck quite a few times but I'm hoping that he will relax if I leave him alone for the next few weeks except for feeding, etc.

One last question, I've been unable to find an UTH with a temp control. Since I have a good temp gauge on it now should I just unplug it when it gets too hot? Can they be used with dimmers or are timers a better option?

Thanks again! I hope to report a happier snake very soon