Hello, I purchased a Mexican black king snake a few days ago and I'm having concerns/problems with heating the tank. He is not even a yearling about a foot long and I have a 20 gal. Tank and purchased a UTH. I know it's a bit big for him but I made it a little crammed so it can seem smaller for him. The heating pad is barely making the bedding warm ( I use Sani-chips) but the glass is burning hot. It burned my hand so you can understand my fear for the snake. I temporarily put a paper towel under the bedding just invade he decides to dig down I really don't want him to get hurt. But I know he can easily go under the paper towel. I put a thermometer at the bottom of the hot and it reads 73 degrees. I know it's not warm enough and I don't know what to do I don't care about the money I can spend whatever I want as long as he can live comfortably. Should I switch over the ceramic bulbs where there is no light but heats it up? Any suggestions will help please!! He is also about to shed and the humidity isn't doing my any justice either I spray often but it dries out. I'm starting to get stessed out from worry and rush home from work to check on him. Any advice helps thank you.

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