50% water? whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat that's insane
I had the same mistake of a lamp too-- well not really mistake but an unnecessary measure that my snake didn't care about.
I also was told that if they're hot they'll just ~move~
I came to this site after becoming not-so-newbie-ish and I have to say I've learned a lot from here too. I wish I had people like everyone here back when I was 10 and got my first snake.