Space heater on thermostat or CHE lamp for ambient temperatures?

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Ohh alright, I raised the probe a bit and I turned my lamp back down to 88 F and so far the top of the hide is 90, the cool side is 79-82 and the bottom of the warm hide is at 83. Though I just started it up about an hour ago so I'm gonna let it run all day again and make sure it stays stable.
And I'm really silly, I DO have a UTH on a thermostat right now which I'll use on the tub when I move my snake, I just can't test it atm cause it's being used on the tub he's currently in. So I will have a UTH to use with the CHE under the warm spot to keep the ground around 89-90 when he's actually in it Sorry I was really tired last night lol


Thanks for the response! I lowered it to 88 but I'll also try 87 in a few hours if the hide still remains too hot.

That's alright! bcr is right about lowering your settings, which you already did. Remember that most of the care guides and suggestions you'll get are just guidelines and not us saying that you HAVE to have something at this temperature. For example, when I say you want a hot spot right at 90, I'm not saying it has to be 90, really your BP would do fine 87, 88, 89. One degree up or down typically isn't going to make a HUGE difference. it's when you have a big 10 degree difference from what's recommended that you might start seeing some issues. Too much heat is a bad thing, too little heat is a bad thing, but -/+ a degree or two typically isn't going to hurt your animal.