Slate tile?

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So I have a idea to do a little unground hide for my boy I was going to use a plant pot with a slate tile ontop I’m just wondering about is slate safe for ball pythons I’m not putting this hide directly under his dhp but I was going to put it on the outskirts of the heat so it does get some heat but not so it will burn him

I used a slate topped hide for my Children's python. It sat on a recycled plastic food container. To lessen the danger of crushing, I stabilized it against the side of the enclosure with a branch and a brick. It was located directly beneath my heat source to provide belly heat for basking. As long as it's properly regulated with a thermostat, it shouldn't burn your snake. You can see it in the background of this picture.

Here he is basking. He liked basking while still halfway in his hide.