Quote Originally Posted by nlankas
is that a good thing or bad thing? i really don't know that much about substrates, and i researched on the internet that "Eco Earth" was recommended by most websites, the petstore guy had a few snakes himself and seemed like he knew what he was doing and gave us the amount he thought was sufficient...Our tank is big though (60 gallons), so i don't know...this is what is giving us problems with our temperatures too.
I use the same stuff and mine is maybe 1/4" thick. Personally I think you have wayyy too much

If you have UTH it wouldn't allow as much heat through, and holds too much humidity.