New member with Pastel BP

[tttaylorrr]

Yep gotcha. Thank you for the clarification. I just ordered 2 bigger cave-style hides with only one opening, one for each side, and also ordered a humidifier. The humidity has been too low.

awesome! sounds good. let us know how your upgrades go.

I will look into a thermostat soon, however the several pet stores I have been in including the one I bought Montie from do not have thermostat controlled heaters, and they didn't even seem to know what I was talking about when I asked if they sold them. So although I'm sure they are very helpful to maintain a healthy BP, they can't be vital for survival. Can you recommend a decent one for me please?

honestly, pet stores will sell you anything they can if it means you'll buy; if they don't sell it, there's no need to push it. almost every UTH instruction manual states they need to be regulated with a thermostat; they are vital for the safe use of a UTH. home improvement stores sell lamp dimmers for $15 or so that you can get right away, or you can get the JumpStart model from Amazon that i use as well as many others. if you decide to order from Amazon, you can unplug the UTH until the 'stat arrives and your snake will be okay for the time being: they handle colder temps WAY better than warmer temps. and when the JumpStart is set up correctly (explained in the How to Set Up a Glass Enclosure sticky) they work awesome.

And back to the thermometer/stat conversation, the meter is only for you to visually monitor correct? And the stat is what is actually controlling the on/off of the UTC.

you got it, dude that's why 'stats are so important.