I love my dimmer for my lamp. It is hot here so I leave it off during the day, but due to running a fan and a cooler at night, temp dips so I turn it on low then. By the 'low side' I meant keep the dimmer on low so your ambient temp gradually increases. Sorry about that, I was getting rdy for work while posting. As for feeding, KMG knows better than I do but even I have never considered feeding mine in a diff enclosure. Being as I don't make a habit of running around smelling like eau de mousy, I'm pretty certain they aren't going to mistake my finger for a snack.