First of all, Vaughn, thanks for your help. As it turned out, I was not allowing enough time for the temp gauge to correctly measure the temps. That being said, my cool side still never rose above the temperature of the room. Obviously a cool side at 72 or 73 is not going to be sufficient. This is inspite of the fact that the warm side rose as high as 109F! I found it insanely odd that two temp gauges that were about two feet apart could rattle off such different readings.

I know that I can cut a hole in this thing for a heat lamp to supplement the temps on the cool side & I know that I can use more substrate to bring the temps down on the warm side. More frustrating than either of these two things is the fact that I was always told rubbermaid enclosures were amazing when it come to humidity. Well, despite the fact that I have a HUGE waterbowl inside the tank AND it is right next to the humidity gauge, my humidity stayed at a steady 34% last nite! This is in a rubbermaid. The tank that Hissy is in right now is a glass tank with a screen top & the humidity in it never dropped below 48% last nite! This has me completely frustrated! I have to switch tanks soon because she is gettin too big for her 20 gallon. I went with a rubbermaid because it is so much cheaper & it is supposed to be an easier way to maintain temps & humidity. So far all I am finding is more difficulty in holding proper temps & an extreme lack of humidity. Anyone got any suggestions to help me out?