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Hi everyone! I posted this in the cornsnake discussion forum but Im trying here too!

I'm a 7th and 8th grade Science teacher and recently decided to get a cornsnake for our classroom pet. I bought it last week and am giving him some time to get used to his new home before bringing him to school.

I have a temperature regulation issue/question.

Here's my setup:
20 gallon tank (i know its a bit of over kill for a htachling but its a long story of why i have a 20 gallon)
reptibark substrate (planning on switching to Aspen as soon as he finishes digesting his last meal- i feed him yesterday for the first time
one "hot spot" hide
one cool side hide
water bowl in the middle
lots of greenery to make the huge tank seem not as big for this little guy

the kit came with two overhead lamps but i didnt like using them (couldnt get a hot spot for the guy and it would get either too hot or too cold for ambient temp) and i purchased a UTH that said it was good for a 10-20 gallon tank.

Here's my problem: I have a temperature probe on the ground in the hot spot hide right over the UTH (on top of the substrate). It is reading 92 which is from all my research too hot...I tried building up the substrate over it but then the ambient temp in the tank was too low...it was about 70 on the warm side and 68 on the cool side.

How can i get a hot spot that isnt too hot and still keep the ambient temperature high in the tank.
Any advice would be appreciated. I want to get this right so that my students can find out how interesting and not scary snakes can be.
 
You can use a rheostat to adjust the heat of the UTH.

I have used this one before and it got the job done ..
http://www.petmountain.com/product/reptile-heat-controllers/11442-512443/zoo-med-repti-temp-rheostat.html?utm_source=googleproductads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term={keyword}&gclid=CM_PwvLGqrUCFZSf4AodcWcA5w

You can also cover most of the screen top so there isnt too much heat escaping which should keep the ambient temp more consistant.
 
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