What I always measured for the cool side was the floor temp, which is about 78f. that is what the probe is touching at the time I checked it in his hide, but then again it could of been touching Gracin and reading his temp... I don't know I thought I had it on the floor. but any who.

on the heat lamp I have a holder to kinda hold it about the tube. here a while back I bought a like ten 64 qrt and ten 106 qrt sterilite tubs because they where on sell for $5 a piece and with each on I got 2 extra lids so I can work with placements of lighting I cut holes in the lid and tapped a good sturdy screening material over the lids, and on the lids. that way the animal cant push up I also used duct tape to tape it (sticks to the plastic stronger) but the lids are cut to the size of the dome lamp fixture. One lid with no hole, one with hole on the side, and one in the middle, I have also figured out how to mount like the tube light fixtures safely on the tubs lid if I ever have to go that direction though I wish I had of gone with 4 lids because now I can't find the lids I need. and I could of done a whole on those for tube lights.

I do have a thermostat but i have never taken it out of the package because my temps never change. how ever for winter this year I probably figure out how to use it and sit it up, this past winter I wasn't aware of them, and I think my Poor candy suffered a little bit in that glass Zilla cage. But thats why I researched care and housing on a daily basis and learned new stuff and technices