Quote Originally Posted by JRLongton View Post
I absolutely have a thermostat. Right now Helena's RHP is being regulated by a Herpstat 2. The rest are on a Herpstat 6. Excellent devices. I've had the Herpstat 2 for a few years and got the 6 recently. I have a Jumpstart also for emergencies because the Herpstat is too sensitive to power fluctuations. In the event of a power outage the Herpstats don't function on generator power, but the Jumpstart does!

As to why it warped, cheap plastic construction. It also seems to warm up unevenly, one side getting warmer than the other. Helena was coiled up on the cooler side, which is probably why she was OK. The manufacturer makes other products that are great and that I use happily, so I don't want to bash them, but subsequent research has shown that mine is not the first of their panels to warp.
Good to hear It's crazy what trouble snakes can get into. We just had to make adjustments to our BEL's cage because she kept wedging herself behind the flourescent light fixture. We purchased the AP cage pre-assembled and I didn't realize they had left a gap.