i placed the dig thermometer on the hot side the belly heat temp are reading very high 98.5 im in a way making up for the cold cooler side .. trying to avoid any RI .. i know i should of done this earlier but better late then never. This should give me enough time to get the plastic container today and i should recieve the other controller and heat mat by wed this week. Do you think i should of gave it a light bath before i put the snake in its new enclosure after all it was sitting all day in a tight little container at the expo?