Quote Originally Posted by steveboos View Post
All great questions, I have 2 11x11" UltraTherm heat pads and only 40% of the tub is on the heating element. I have a Rheostat controlling the pads. I am using A digital thermometer in each cage, humidity is perfect in the tubs between 60 and 70% and they are very accurate and on the bottom of the tub for best temperature detection. Substrate is newspaper and the tubs are a 1.5 gallon rubbermaid and a 1 gallon tupperware container. Water bowl is on cool side. I will raise temps but will it stress them out alot more?
Does the digital thermometer have a probe, and if so is the probe on the bottom of the enclosure on the tub, right above the UTH?

For humidity, you should aim a little lower, like between 50%-60%.

Raising the temps will NOT stress them out. It will keep them healthy