Scale Rot and Should I Take Her In?

[KMG]

I can't afford a stat right now because I can't find them for any lower than $40. If I unplug the heating pad, she won't have a warm enough spot. I don't mean to sound like I'm making excuses but do you have a suggestion as to how to keep her warm enough if I take out the heater?

So you cant afford a $40 stat but you can afford a several hundred dollar vet bill? Thats strange.

Plenty of keepers have their collection thriving usuing only ambient temp control. The uth is nice but it should NEVER be used without a tstat and is not a must have item. A few of my snakes hardly ever even use it and if I decided to remove them all together my snakes would be fine.