The Acurite I purchased doesn't have a probe, just reads ambient temp and humidity. I'm setting up a Flexwatt/thermostat as we speak, other than that I'm measuring surface temps with an IR temp gun. Everything is going well, it seems. Humidity is hanging around 80%, ambient temp fluctuates between 75-80 degrees. Right now it's at 80. Hot spot is at 85.

He just ate a medium sized rat last Friday, so he's eating without issue. I'm giving him fresh water every day and misting the tub when the humidity drops below 70%. I also put some moss inside his hides, that certainly helped steady the humidity. I also mist the moss once a day.

Now, I'm not sure if I have mites, or if I just saw a random bug. I was handling him last night and I saw a black bug crawling on my hand. At first I was like, damn he has mites! So I grabbed a flashlight and basically gave him a full cavity search, but I didn't spot any. So I took out his hides and searched...nothing. The water bowl didn't show any signs, either. Just that one random creeper. He hasn't been soaking. He's been in his hides a lot, but I assume that's normal. I'm thinking maybe I caught it before it has a chance to become a big problem? I don't know, but I'll keep an eye on it. I don't have any PAM readily available, but I know where to find basically the same stuff. Hopefully, it's not a mite issue, but I'm prepared if it is.

Also, regarding the UTH being inconsistent. I was taking the temps directly from the surface of the mat. So, there's that...