OK, but through the sub I can barley feel a thing. The hide deal was going on before the UTH which is actually between hides so it's partially under each but not fully. No hides period. Not cool side not hot side. She likes the branch under the light which to me seems warmer than the small UTH.

I have the Acu-rite but it's cordless. Target, Walmart and Home Depot in my area did not have "probed" versions.

Took advice and moved Humidity reading therm over to cool side,, went from 41% to 50%. The other term remote unit is smaller and I set it on the sub above the UTH. So far its at 95. If it gets to 96 I'll drop to the 55W bulb.


The plan is to go with a full sized UTH and get a thermostat. What is the preferred thermostat here (most people use) that is affordable? Anything under $100?

I'm not a fan of lights, at least not 75W and up lights. They seem hard to manage and I'm not sold on having one on in my house for 8 days when I'm gone on vacation later this summer.