I'm new to this whole thing (was just given a healthy beautiful possibly female (thats what the store said, who buys from a reputable breeder) BP!) and am not really sure how the thermostat works for the cage. I put an under the tank heater in and noticed it gets pretty hot to the touch...should I worry about the snake digging down and burning itself? If I plug it into a thermostat it will obviously regulate the temperature of the sensor, but will it regulate the heat output at all or is it a simple on/off function? Should I think about adding a dimmer switch to moderate the heat? Or am I thinking too much about this and should I just plug the UTH into a thermostat?

THANKS!!