What brand and model thermostat are you using? Your thermostat probe should be in the center of your heating mat bc it can be cooler toward the edge. Don't put tape directly on probe bc it can give inaccurate readings which means it won't heat right. Only tape the wire not the probe itself to the heat mat. Move your thermometer probe to the bottom of substrate to the middle of the heat mat and check temp there after you make the change to you thermostat probe. Once you make those changes adjust your thermostat until the middle of the heat mat under the substrate is 93-94 and after you get it set to that move the thermometer probe back to top of substrate and place it where your snake lays and see if its around 88-90. You may have to thin out your substrate a little or use paper towels if your not getting the temps of 88-90 on top of substrate. Once you have it set right put the thermometer probe back under substrate near where your snake lays and as long as that temp stays where you have to set it for the top of substrate to be 88-90 then you will know the temps are good. I wouldn't set thermostat any higher then 94.
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