Since I'm new at this, I can only tell you what I have done and not what I know. My snake really spends most of his time up high in the plastic plants. So for that, I use a red bulb in the day and ceramic heater at night.
Very rarely does he go to the bottom of the tank and when he does, he buries himself in the aspen on the cool side. Not once has he used his hide. I do have a heat pad on the warm side, but it's off right now. In the fall, I'll purchase one of those temperature regulators for the heat mat, but for, he seems to be okay.
Good luck!
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