Quote Originally Posted by callie View Post
Okay. I was under the impression that I needed a temperature gradient, which is what I was aiming to provide. So would you suggest that I skip the ventilation holes and lower the thermostat to try and get the whole enclosure in the lower 80° range instead of having a warm/cool side?
I'd definitely suggest to lower the temp for right now. If you want to create a temp gradient, you can buy a peice of heat tape (reptilebasics.com even connects it for you)and put it under a third or half of your enclosure (regulated with a thermostat) and that will create a temp gradient for your enclosure.