Quote Originally Posted by juli.christine View Post
Okay, so I have a big enclosure (about 4' by 3' and 6' high). The warmer side has a heating pad underneath and a heating bulb (about two and a half feet up so he can't accidentally touch it) and it's still only about 81 to 85 degrees inside the hide. The cooler side hide is only about 71 degrees. He switches back and forth pretty regularly. Should I get a heat source for the cooler side? Is there a way to do better than a heating pad and a bulb for the warm side? I've seen different temperature ratings on different care sheets and I'm a little confused. Thanks!
Hi,

Am I reading that right? 4 foot by 3 foot by six foot !!!!high? That is going to be the worst nightmare you ever encountered trying to keep temps and humidity right.

Just having something up high isn't a good enough protection to prevent burns either to be honest - I would try and find some way to safely guard it if your determined to stick with that enclosure. For the life of me I can't think why you'd want to do that to yourself though.

Have a look round the site for peoples experiences on what they had to do with large fishtanks to make it work and contrast it with what it takes for a good tub setup.

But yes I would try and find some way of getting the cool end temps up. I afraid I can't remember what size is your bp just now?


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