Uth thermostat?

[SpacegirlSpiff]

Thanks for the diagram, and i will be using two thermostats, i think im gonna go for the zilla thermostat, because i like how it looks and ive seen plenty of good reviews, so just tape the probe to the non-sticky side of the heat pad? I didnt think that part got hot but thank you, also, a question totally unrelated to temperatures, what kind of water do you give to your reptiles? I use bottled water that i get at walmart, not tap water, but ive seen a product called reptisafe and it says it makes the water safe and better for reptiles

If your heat mats are already adhered to the enclosure, it would be OK to securely attach the probe with aluminum tape to the non-sticky side ...that's what I ended up doing because I didn't realize it usually goes in between and it was already stuck on. I put the tape right up to where the probe part starts, not covering the actual probe FYI...just taping it so that the probe lays against the mat

OR if you're careful you could try to lift it up just enough to get the probe in there, but there's the risk of damaging the mat I think, so I didn't wanna risk it personally

But just want to say, mine works being taped to the underside. Just gotta play with it some to get the right temp it should be set to so that your inside surface temp is right. in my case, I have a reptile carpet and then a thin layer of eco earth on top of that (I may switch to just a layer of paper towel or something rather than the carpet, I'm not sure, I'm still a noob figuring things out), but that's what I have at the moment and because of those layers my t-stat is set at ~96, which makes the surface the snake sits on ~89-90ish. So it will depend on your set up but, just gotta play with it and check it often with the temp gun until you find the right setting