Quote Originally Posted by ChristyR
Okay, it's perfect now, I think. 81 on the cool side and 90-95 warm/basking side.

Regarding carpet and aspen, I prefer the look of aspen as opposed to plain carpet...I like the 'natural' look. I've read on numerous different sites that if you use something like aspen, you must use something underneath it to prevent the snake from burrowing under it and laying against the glass, which could possibly result in burns to the snake. So that's why I did it that way.

Thanks again for the input guys! Turning my thermostat up just a bit worked just fine!!
The burrowing is part of the reason AS told you to keep the aspen under an inch thick. Not much difference in heat. If the surface is 90* then the glass under a little more is no more than 95*