Simple snake noob questions

[Kira]

seriously? The thing you aim at the enclosure and it tells me the temp? That’s the wrong thing? Cause I got that information from a forum on here.

A thermoSTAT controls the heat pads. Without a thermostat your UTH can easily overheat and burn your snake! Unplug the UTH until its connected to a thermostat. Thermostats aren't optional. Here's an affordable one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000N...mostat+reptile

ALL heat sources must be regulated!