Picture of Stella and her temporary home!

[Sauzo]

My temps are 84 at half the tank height on the red side at all times. The white light is topping out at 90 at the middle height, and drops down to 80 with the light off. Considering how much substrate there is and the fact that the snake never stays or burrows in the corner, i dont think theres reason for concern. And if anything i can just not use the UTH.

Your snake, your call. just know that herp vets will run hundreds of dollars if your snake develops an RI or gets a burn. And you want to take temps from the ground level, not halfway or top of the cage. And also a constantly moving snake is an uncomfortable snake. Most snakes that are content in temps, humidity and food will stay curled up or relaxed. All of my girls and my one guy bounce from cool hide to warm hide except my big gal who doesn't use hides and just curls up under her shelf in her AP cage on the cool side and the warm side.

Oh and if you are going to run a UTH with no t-stat, be careful as that can pose a fire risk as well especially if you plan on using AP cages. There is no gap between the cage floor and whatever you set it on. Sp if you stack them or even place one on a table, there will be no air gap so without a thermostat to regulate it, it can easily overheat and melt/start a fire. Just a FYI. And this isn't even taking into the acct like I said of a burn being a high probability.