I have some UTH mats that I bought for my tanks and now that I have had to rearrange everyone and move one snake into another tank...well...space is tight to say the least. So...the places that I have to set the tanks at this point are limited...two of the tanks are on top of furniture that does not allow for me to put the mats under the tanks. I noticed that the Zoo Med instructions said to put the mat on the side of the tank in this type of situation...and I just saw a pic that Richard posted with a mat on the side of the tank. So I'm assuming that it is safe to do this? Sometimes the snakes lie on the side of the tank against the glass so I was worried that they might get burned. What about for the baby albino? Would it be safe for him? Thanks for any advice on this!