Surface temps too low, should I turn up my thermostat?

[KoiNip]

You have two options.

1) you can carefully and slowly peel back the UTH. I've done this several times and never damaged one.

2) you can use aluminum tape and tape the probe to the bottomof the UTH. I've never done this, but know of many people who have

I wouldn't be willing to roll the dice foreven a single day with my animals. One heat spikes can cause burns, neurological problems or even be fatal. Snake's don'tdo well with excessive heat, even for short periods.

Thanks for your advice. Just out of curiosity, what I were to hotglue the probe to the tank floor so it wouldn't be movable by the snake? If the probe were fastened to the floor of the enclosure in a secure enough way, then there wouldn't be a reason to worry about it moving.