Switch to UTH pad, temp drop

[theJuju]

Heat pads create great basking spots, but they don't help with ambient temperatures. Where are you measuring your temps? Do you have something controlling the UTH (dimmer/thermostat)? Sometimes during the winter you may have to use a low watt light to keep ambient temperatures up if your room is cold. The reason most people don't recommend lamps is because they kill the humidity.

The cheap plastic dial is more towards the top of the cage. Should I move it lower until I get a more accurate measuring device?

And ya, this apartment gets cold, plus I tend to prefer cooler temps.

Nope, no control for the UTH. I didn't know that was possible until I was reading a thread about it just a second ago.

What wattage light should I use, then? I think the daytime light I was initially using is 150 watts. Should it be yellow light, or red light?