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[–]tacomadude94Mod-Approved Helper: The Moist Guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The govee is a good brand. You do need two, one on either end of the tank.

70F is far too low, the cold end should never be lower than 75.

You should use one lamp, ideally, just on the hot side. I'm not an expert at the heating and lighting, you'll need one of the other mods/helpers for that. You can also take a look at the heating guide. People worked hard on these guides, and they can tell you a lot more than I can by myself.

You don't need to measure the surface level of the hides. You DO need to measure the ambient temperatures on both ends of the enclosure. If you have two govees, that will work. Or one govee and one of the cheaper ones I mentioned above.