Great success!!
BP actually used one of her hides on her own for the first time since I got her!
She's been in it all day actually. Pokes her head out every once in a while if I'm in the room doing stuff but is generally totally unseen.
Tomorrow my temp gun should be delivered and I'll finally be able to get pinpoint readings on everything!
I also plan to get a thermostat for the UTH (moving the dimmer it is currently plugged into over to the CHE).
If the dimmer on the CHE fails, and it fails wide open as you said, the hottest the tank has gotten on the CHE with no dimmer at all has been 84 so it should be fine (short term) even if that happens.
Even though everything isn't 100% yet, I'm now 95% there and I think I should be able to get it all squared away from here before this coming weekend is out.
Also, I know I've very likely stressed her out these past several days by screwing with the enclosure so much, but she hasn't eaten in 12 days so I'm going to try to feed her tonight (1st attempt at feeding). Here goes!
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