Until you get a thermostat unplug your UTH, if it's running unregulated it will get hot enough to burn your snake, which means a vet bill - and that's not cheap.
You're in Morgantown, I'll assume you didn't shop at Scales & Tails - and if you did, let me know so I can kick the owner because I know he knows better than to sell that setup for a ball python. Heck I buy stuff from them and it's a three hour drive one way.
You don't have to go expensive on hides, even crumpled up newspaper will work. Even the small flat-rate boxes from USPS also work, just cut off the tab that has the adhesive before you fold it up and put it in the tank. If it gets soiled toss it and make another one, they're free after all, and you're obviously on a budget.
Before I wised up I bought those wood hides too. I'm going to burn most of them in my wood stove this winter, as that's about all they're good for.
There are a ton of herpers in Morgantown, check out the groups WV Reptiles and WV Exotics on Facebook.
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