Hey RaeDee,
Glad to hear your snake is doing okay. I'm not sure if your vet told you this or not but your snake will (and should) shed to get the dead skin off. I *just* went through this with our BP and his was 10x worse than your snake's burn. So be prepared possibly for a few scabs.
As for the lamp vs heat pad...if you can keep husbandry up with just a lamp..go for it!! My vets are very against heat pads because they can burn the snake (unless you have them on a thermostat that never breaks).
We are in the process of ordering a thermostat (not a thermometer) to hook our heat lamps up to because I have them on a lamp dimmer that I have to check everyday.
Be sure to have extra bulbs on hand.
Now, the thing I am confused on...did your vet look at the snake for infection?
I would also keep her on paper towels or newspaper for a bit in case her organs got a little damaged. I'm not saying they are, but there is no harm in being "overly cautious".
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