Got them from petlands discounts lol.. umm. Yes is the thermostat. I understand what you are saying but is weird... Because my thermometer reads 90. degrees, and on the thermostat i have it at 93, but it turns off when it reads 90 degrees.. So something is not accurate... and the temp reader thingies are right next to each other. Yes i have to do something with those wires, not sure yet.