UTH questions

[Seak]

The rest of the tank shouldnt be so cold. U may need to still use the lamp to raise the temp a bit. But if its on a dimmer u can dim it down so it dont put out so much heat. Just enough to raise it. That or u could raise the temp in the room itself.

Reason they say to avoid lamps is because it sucks out the humdiity. And plus belly heat is better for them. The uth is best placed below so they can get that belly heat. But also u may still need to use the lamp if u cant keep the temps up if u cant raise the temp in the room

Seeing as my heating bill is astronomical already, I think I have to leave the light on! Unfortunately it's not on a dimmer though, so I'm going to have to change that. I did switch the UTH to the bottom and it has risen the temp of the aspen decently. Thanks for all the advice so far, you have all been extremely helpful!