Quote Originally Posted by lenastorms View Post
Its on top of the glass then on top of that I have a layer of newspaper and then the aspen on top of that. Is my probe in the wrong place???
Well, no not necessarily, its good to know that too, just in case. If your snake can get to the glass, there is a chance that he can burn. That's where the repti carpet would come in, or newspaper, what ever you choose. Something a little thick to insulate the heat.

It's a good idea to measure the surface temps, since that is what the snake will actually be touching. Early on, we bought a temp gun to just shoot and get a reading from. I had my probes actually in my snakes hot spot hide. So I could just glance and see what temps he's feeling. We look for 90-95 for a hot spot. Using the carpet or newspaper to insulate it, this can easily be met.

Just try a few things out, you may find something works really well.