So I set up my dumpy enclosure about a week ago. I'm currently heating it with a strip of heat cable taped to the top back, as I read heating lamps tend to dry things out too much. The temperature against the back wall is 77-80 during the day and 76-78 at night, whereas the temperature in the middle of the tank is more like 72-74 during the day and 68-70 at night. Is this too cool, or just right? I've read 75-85 is good, but I am concerned they don't get much of the heat since it is radiating only off the top half of the back of the enclosure. I'm contemplating buying a small basking lamp just to get it warmer in places other than the back wall; I think most of the heat is quickly escaping out of the screen top, but if I cover it the humidity quickly hits 100% due to my water feature, plus I've read Dumpies need good aeration.
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