Quote Originally Posted by Mochelem View Post
I wouldnt heat the entire tub, just 1/3 of it, flexwatt is cheap and you can get the proper size for the tub... And yes it is normal for a probe place in a different location for the reading on the tub floor to be different than what your thermostat says... Also how is a snake going to burrow through paper towels?
If i only heat 1/3 of it, then that makes 2/3 of the tub sitting at 72 degrees. I want to keep the cool end at 80-85 and the warm 90-95.

And they can burrow under the paper towels pretty easily. I don't have them locked down or anything. Things tend to move around and get repositioned after time.