I hope I'm not asking too many questions. Here's the current setup



Still waiting for the thermostat. I opted for static cling outside instead of white paper. The ceramic element is keeping the ambient nice and steady with an 80-82F gradient. I added some sphangum moss just to help with humidity, which is holding at about 54%. There's two hides, one is about 83 inside which is where he seems to prefer and the other is still warming up from having the moist moss added but was holding at about 79 as it's the farthest thing in the tank from the element. With the moss I think there's enough stuff on the ground for him but was thinking about adding a branch or two. My question is mostly about the ceramic element. Obviously he can't get really close as I'm using a deep fixture but that element, which is on a dimmer gets pretty darn hot. I am thinking that I should not place anything for climbing so it doesn't go directly under where the fixture is placed. Again I'm sorry for all the questions. I just want to be sure I'm doing this right.