Hot Spot at Night?

[christineho]

How would you tell if she was unhappy or too cold? Ideally the temps you are shooting for would be low 80s for an ambient and then a hot spot of 87. I would use your UTH for the hot spot and a heating lamp only if needed to raise the ambient temp high enough. I'd skip the light emitting bulbs and go for a ceramic heat emitter on a dimmer. Is your UTH on a thermostat?

I echo what GoingPostal said here. She needs to always have a spot that is 88-90 and accessible -- the UTH on a thermostat should more than accommodate this. It's not that she shouldn't be "dealing with cooler temperatures", it's that she should always have the choice between cool and warm, so it's best to maintain both options with as much accuracy as possible.