Belly vs basking heat

[BoostedMX3]

Who prefers what? I'm sure more will lean toward the uth but I have noticed my girl seems to prefer to be on top of her hot hide rather then in side it except for the first 12--24 hours after a meal..

80 cold 88 hot with herpstat set at 95.5 and accurite reading 93 under the 1/2" of aspen.. IR reads 89-92 on top of it in the hide.. Yet I find her doing this lately

[Mike41793]

Mine are in a rack. They like their belly heat.

[Rob]

Belly belly belly

[BoostedMX3]

She seems to prefer the cold side like 80% of the time yet when she eats she's in the warm hide and I've seen her basking at night and was hanging out on the hide tonight again.. Only about 1/2" between her and the plastic lid

Maybe the hide itself is retaining some heat from the ceramic heat bulb and she doesn't want. To be all balled up?

[WifeOfSlasher]

Maybe she prefers cooler temps. Our guy starts pacing his tank when his belly heat temps start approaching 90. He is happiest around 88.