I leave my UTH and Ceramic lamp plugged in all the time but I've also hooked them up to a thermostat (roughly $35 or so from Petco). You should have the thermostat probe weighed down and in contact with the surface of the substrate.



This seems to be a good solution for the heat problem in case the room gets too warm. The thermostat is set to keep the warm side around 88 - 90 degrees all the time. If the room gets hotter than that then the UTH and ceramic lamp do not turn on and it gives your animals the best chance to keep reasonably cool in overly hot conditions.



I've heard that Leopard Geckos can tolerate a slight nighttime drop in temperature though my own experience is inadequate to answer this with certainty. I don't know if there's any benefit to deliberately cooling the tank at night. Maybe a bit more natural that way I guess.

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