| Hi cemspec and welcome to the forum. Congrats on your new snake. What species did you decide on?I would recommend that your buy a thermostat to run your heat source. This will ensure that your animal won't die from overheating. A heat mat is fine and they are. at that size. a low wattage. About 10 watts I think. Just get one big enough to cover 1/3rd of each tub. I usually wrap the heat mat in a tea towel or something to protect the plastic and what underneath it. Ensure that you have enough ventilation in the tub to allow air circulation. I usually ventilate the cool end. Additionally, ensure you monitor the temperatures with a dual probe thermometer, or 2 seperate ones, if the hot end does not get warm enough you can heat more of the tub. Or if it gets too hot you can ventilated the warm side. Be sure to consider everyone elses advice and use what works best for you. Hope this helps. | 
