Quote Originally Posted by David802 View Post
Maybe I'm confused, I thought that most UTH's had thermostats built in and you regulated the temperature of the cage with airflow and by spacing the UTH from the bottom of the cage.
I don't know of any UTH that has a thermostat built in. The UTH is just a pad that plugs into the wall. The thermostat is the device that controls the amount of power going to the device. It has a probe that you adhere to the UTH so it controls the heat source directly.

If you want to go with a tank, it really doesn't have to be too expensive. You will need a UTH, thermostat, accurite thermometer/hygrometer combo, two hides, and a water dish at minimum.

If you want to go with a tub, it would be even cheaper and less of a hassle in terms of humidity.