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<blockquote data-quote="Jeef" data-source="post: 222922" data-attributes="member: 36825"><p>I keep mine around 80-85 on the warm end and 70-75 on the cold end. </p><p></p><p>I run a UTH 27/7 on a thermostat on one end of my tank. In the winter I also run a heat lamp with a 100W ceramic heater bulb on the same end. That is actually outside the tank through the top, so no worries about burning themselves on it. They will go to the end they need to. </p><p></p><p>If you are worried about the cold in the wintertime, you can always insulate the back and sides of the tank. Just don't block that gap at the bottom so your UTH has some ventilation.</p><p></p><p>I will say that thermometer placement is a pain! The air temperature isn't necessarily what the substrate temperature is. I ended up getting a little IR thermometer "gun" and using that for everything. They are also nice for testing the water temperature when you put their water bowl back in with them. What feels warm to me could be scalding to them. I think I paid $30 or $40 for mine at a big box pet store.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeef, post: 222922, member: 36825"] I keep mine around 80-85 on the warm end and 70-75 on the cold end. I run a UTH 27/7 on a thermostat on one end of my tank. In the winter I also run a heat lamp with a 100W ceramic heater bulb on the same end. That is actually outside the tank through the top, so no worries about burning themselves on it. They will go to the end they need to. If you are worried about the cold in the wintertime, you can always insulate the back and sides of the tank. Just don't block that gap at the bottom so your UTH has some ventilation. I will say that thermometer placement is a pain! The air temperature isn't necessarily what the substrate temperature is. I ended up getting a little IR thermometer "gun" and using that for everything. They are also nice for testing the water temperature when you put their water bowl back in with them. What feels warm to me could be scalding to them. I think I paid $30 or $40 for mine at a big box pet store. [/QUOTE]
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