Quote Originally Posted by tigerlily
Heating is very important with any ectothermic species. Again, most of that is covered in the caresheet. Most pet stores do not have very knowledgeable staff, that know the difference between the heating requirements. Measuring those temps are equally important. Get yourself a digital thermometer to measure those temps.

I will look forward to seeing some pictures of your bp soon!
yea i notice. they told me my UVB light was sufficient for heating...needless to say i will be ordering my UTH, a UVA bulb, and 2 thermostats today. Do the 500R thermostats have a thermometer that you can view on the outside or do they just automatically kick on? Should I buy an exo terra sun glo bulb to go with an UTH and have one of the red heat glo for the night(how many watts?)? Also, I saw the exo terra UTH, will the 8x8 be sufficient size for a 10 gal tank along with the bulb?