Quote Originally Posted by sophie42204
Actually it was only like $8 and yours is the first negative opinion. There is space between the pad and the animal. First, there's the bottom glass of the tank, then the substrate....nothing directly touching the snake....did it sound like I meant the bottom of the inside of the tank? Anyway, works for me so far.......but I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the insight!!
You need a gap between the Pad and the CAGE....otherwise the heat cannot escape and can cause problems.

I just use chops sticks or a pencil to lift the cage off the pad enough to allow a small gap.