Quote Originally Posted by bpgal9315 View Post
Get yourself a cheap temp reader for 7$ at your local pet store so you know the temp inside the tank. As long as your uth is under the entire tank and not in it and covered with a generous thick amount of bedding over top he should be okay. Repti carpet also helps over uth, that was if your snake moves the bedding it cant get to the heat source directly. If you can place your hand there and its not scolding hot you should be okay. If you feel safer waiting until you have the therm connected to it. You can wait on using the uth. Although they like their belly heat as long as his tank temps and humidity are good, hell be okay to hold off.

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Don't agree. Cheap thermometers at a pet shop are worthless. You need to know the temperature of your hot spot. A 7$ sticker thermometer isn't going to do anything. Order an infrared temp gun online, or go to Home depot and get one. Checking temps with your hand is NEVER advisable. Everyone has different heat tolerance and you wont even be in the ball park of what the actual temps are.