This brings up something I've been struggling with and no one has ever explained well to me.

If the heating pad is in the cage(bad) it will heat the cage but the snake can and will burn itself. e.g. To get 80 degree air temps the pad has to be even hotter.

But if the pad is on the outside the pad has to been even hotter than that since it's not directly heating the cage air. Sandwiching a heating pad between the floor and the cage=fire.

Am I missing something?

Also: Just did a soak. More of the area is cracking and coming loose.