As for the RBI cages, they are great and quite nice to look at as well.Supposedly they hold humidity perfectly, tho my own brief experience was contrary to that. Of course, I did a lot of things wrong in how I set it up the first time, so I'll let you know how things go the second time around once I fix my mistakes.
The bottom of which? The RBI cage or the tub?For the tub, I have a 10gallon sized ZooMed UTH taped underneath each end with foil tape and that does the trick for heat. I need two here because the winters are rather harsh and unpredictable, and even summer can have its colder days.
You can also use Flexwatt under free-standing tubs, and many people prefer it, but whatever you use you must have it on a thermostat of course.