on the warm side of the tank temp is closer to 100 degress, sometimes its 100, others its in the high 90's, depending on how close the light is to the thermostat. on the cool side is right at about 80 degrees. the hides are identical. exact same size one faces forward with a plant infront of it, one faces to inside the tank. one is on the heated side, one is on the cool side. he wont leave the one on the cool side. And they are perfect size, he fits nice and snug in there. I dont have any belly heat, just the over head heat lamp. I read on a couple sites that the belly pads mess up their body heat. so didnt grab one. I dont know what kind of thermostats they are, made by Flunker or something like that. Last he was fed was weds, but he wont leave his hide so im kind hesitant to even attempt to feed him..