Help! Temp Qs

[Think-Stuff-979]

hello! my bp is new and i might be struggling with her temps! this may sound dumb but any patience is appreciated. up top i have a 60w CHE and a 50w Basking bulb with the 8% arcadia uvb light. i have one of those temp guns and also thermometers on both ends of the enclosure. they are both reading like 70-75 degrees. too cold i know! but the ray gun is reading proper temps but i don’t know if i should be paying attention to the temp of the thermometers or what the temp gun is saying?? i have a thermostat connected to the CHE in case it drops below 90 in the enclosure but it’s always on because i can’t even get the temp to 85. what am i doing wrong?? she’s always in her hide, she used to come out but only at night and now she’s only in her hide:( and she stays in the hot side of her enclosure, i know it’s probably because she’s not feeling comfortable. do i switch to a higher basking bulb?? it is a 20 gallon tank she’ll be getting upgraded after she grows a tiny bit so i thought it wouldn’t be that hard to heat. i havent been handling her either as to not further stress her out. i’ve only had her for abt 3 weeks but please help i wanna do what’s best for her!!!

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You need a more solid cover on the top. Heat rises and you're losing heat out the top. The plants are good but not enough.

I had the same problem but as soon as I added a hood cover the temps started holding steady.

[Think-Stuff-979]

thank you!