Looking for some input on the heating levels in my gecko tank. Currently I'm using a 20g long tank (30x12x12). I have a UTH pad mounted under one end of my tank controlled by a thermostat probe mounted in the tank under the warm hide that keeps the ground temp between 89 and 91F constantly. The current ambient air temp on the warm side of my tank during the day is about 80F and the cool side is 68F when I use a 60w Daytime heat lamp, If I use the 100w daytime heat lamp bulb my ambient temps are 92F on the warm side and about 71F on the cool side. When my light cycles off in the evening I have a zoo med moonlite bulb (not a red lamp) that cycles on providing night heat that keeps the ambient air in the tank about 70-72F throughout the night. Neither of my day time or night time lamps emit UVB. Is the ambient air temp as critical as the UTH pad temp for my geckos belly, I would have to assume the warmer ambient air temps would be more like the natural temps in the wild based on where they are from. I'm new to having a gecko as a pet. We inherited the gecko from somebody who no longer wanted to take care of it and we want to give it the best possible care. The gecko is maybe almost 1 1/2 years old. There is three hides in the tank, one on the cool side, one on the warm side over the UTH and a moist hide with some damp sphagnum moss in about the middle of the tank. The ground floor of the aquarium is a desert substrate mat cut to size. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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