Well, I do have an under the tank heater on the right hand side of the tank...that's where it spends most of its time. And the heat lamps bring up the temp to 90 or so during the day, and then I shut one of them off at night leaving a red light that allows the tank to go to around 80 degrees at nighttime...

As far as the hides, I'll look into getting one or two different snug hide boxes.

Thanks for the advice,

John