Quote Originally Posted by straydog1980 View Post
speaking of UTH, how do they work? I came in this morning and pulled him out because the thermometer on the side of the tank only said 78 degrees. I felt the paper on top of the UTH and it frankly wasn't very warm. Even the cheap heating pad I got at Wal-Mart was doing a better job of keeping him warm, and it certainly isn't even close to what the space heater was doing for him. I know the "hot" side should be somewhere between 88-95 right? It can't be even close to that.... do I need a UTH, AND a heating lamp? What gives?
How are you measuring your temps?

Remember, your body temp is 98 so what does not feel warm to you, still may be hot enough.