red spots on albino ball python - looks like blood

[Kremlar]

beginnings of a burn?? i'm no expert on injuries but if you're running a UTH unrelated PLEASE unplug it.

why haven't you connected the thermostat?

We had just gotten it and just hadn't installed it yet. Actually just finished installing it tonight. Everyone around here (local stores) said with the UTH we didn't need a thermostat, so I did not know. Bought one after reading online.

So many differing opinions on how to install. I ended up taping the probe to the bottom of the heat pad. I will have to experiment with the thermostat setting to get the desired temp inside the enclosure I assume. Enclosure has a grated top.

We have a large hide placed over where the heating pad is. I read 90 degrees is ideal on the warm side (I assume under the hide?). I have a heat gun to check the temps. Should I be checking the temp of the bedding when I lift the hide? If not, what is the best place to check the temp with a heat gun?

Thanks for the response. Still learning here.