just a little add on, but he's gone over to the warm side now and is chilling in his hide after his meal!! now i just have to wait for the thermostat to arrive! thank you for advice everyone, i had a feeling the temp was too high because it was pretty obvious if he never went over there. but i switched the emitters out like i said and it seems to better now! also, i never responded to anything about feeding and all that, but ill definitely have to weigh him and get him some bigger food as soon as possible.