fair lives in a 30 gallon tank with aspen snake bedding, a snake hidding box froma pet store for her a stick that looks like a y so she can use it how ever she wants that's in the middle of her tank on the other side of the tank is her water bowl for her. I'm not useing anything to cool down the tank.The heatpad is not on a switch,it's a plug into the wall.the temp in the tank is 70deg. we use a stripe and the strip is at the bottom of the tank down were is sleeps on the out side of the tank.we have had her for 2 years. this is not the frist problem that we have had with her. she will not eat anything that is all white, it has to have color to it. we feed her in a different tank from her living corders. if i left something out that you would like to now please let me now so i can let you now.