I will be purchasing the Accurite thermometer to measure the cool side temp and humidity. I know it's hard to see but the hot side has a digital thermometer with a probe (the suction cup that guides the probe down is what my BP is coiled around) the actual themometer is stuck on the right side of the tank. I think my problem may also be where the probe is placed...

I noticed last night that he tends to move it as he travels around his tank. For example, I originally had the themometer placed about an inch over the substrate where the UTH is and about and inch or two away from the glass. This would give me night temps of 83-84.
Then he managed to move is so that it was touching the glass on the side of the tank, this gave me the 80-82 temps.
After reading your post last night I put the probe on the ground where the UTH is about 2 inches away from the glass on the right side of my tank(I figured this is the hottest spot in the tank and since half of the UTH is under his hide I hoped he would find it if he needed heat). This gave me temps in the low 90's.


Another weird thing is that at night he always tends to climb along the glass walls, which I would believe aren't very warm. He also climbs around the cool side just as much if not more than the hot side.
Are there any specific signs that you tell you your tank is too cool?(like your BP staying on the UTH on the hot side, or staying under the light w/out moving).
I only ask b/c my digital thermometer w/ the probe gave me so many different readings last night I'm starting to think I should look for other signs that it's too cool.

I'va had my BP for a little over 3 weeks now. He shed the first week I got him, and has eaten twice. Everything seems okay now, but I don't wan't any problems in the future. Since winter is coming up I'm a little nervous because the temp in my room drops from the average 69-70. I don't no how much it drops, but it does due to very poor insulation.