Quote Originally Posted by Starscream View Post
The temperature on the left is far too cold, the enclosure should never drop below 75 degrees. 94-96 is a bit on the hot side, I would try to lower it to 88-92. Even if the mat only gets to 96 degrees, you always need a thermostat for any and all heating devices. The heat mat could suffer a malfunction and overheat, which could in turn burn your snake. How are you monitoring these temperatures?

Both would be fine, so long as the snake has something to brush against while wandering around the enclosure (you may notice them tracing the edges of things with their bodies. they're very tactile animals).
Not sure what's the actual name of it but it's a little black device with blue buttons (Mode and Scan) that measures temps. All I know about it is that it's from Zoo Med and it's digital.

I'll use the Spanish moss. I have more of it anyway and it can also help with raising and maintaining humidity.

I'll move around the substrate to increase/decrease the temperature in certain spots. (Add some in his hide to decrease the temps) he's never around the left side anyway, only the middle and right. Currently all he's doing is hiding and sticking his head out to drink water. He's been drinking a lot lately, which I'd imagine is good, isn't it?