Quote Originally Posted by MercedesBenz View Post
I kinda don't understand that part where I need to directly measure the heat on top of the heat pad tho. 'Cause the snake is laying on top of the bedding and if the bedding is around 90F, isn't it ok? And it does't seem like my snake is trying to dig herself to the bare glass.

Sorry if it is a stupid question lol.
The reason is because ball pythons commonly dig down... Even if she is not right now, once it happens, the snake is burned if the temps against the glass are too high.