Quote Originally Posted by HanDiCaPd View Post
Okay so with the thermostat do I put it on the cold side to measure the ambient temp and humidity and then place the outdoor probe on the hot side?
You're thinking Thermometer here, which you would set up just like you describe.

A thermostat would have the probe attached to the UTH, usually on the outside of the tank and taped directly to the heater. You would then set the temp on the thermostat to keep it from getting over 93-94 degrees. The hot side temp would need to be measured on the glass, inside the tank.

Quote Originally Posted by HanDiCaPd View Post
Do the plugs for the UTH and the Light plug straight into the thermostat? I was thinking of replacing the light bulb I have now with a red night bulb for a little extra heat and so I can view him at night. Is that okay? My room gets very cold at night so it should help keep his enclosure the right temps.
On the tanks I have both an UTH and a red light on, I only plug the UTH into the thermostat and leave the light on all the time. The light, if isn't over 50W or so, won't get hot enough to cause a problem and the thermostat can them regulate the UTH temp.