When I set up the heat pad, the temps are still too low. I'm using ceramic tiles as a substrate. I need to boost the temps about 10 degrees. Should I use a heat lamp, if so, what size? Also, I need a way to secure my thermometer. it has a probe and a button on the back that I can press to see what the warm side temp is and cool side is currently and also the highs and lows on either side in the last 24 hours, but the chord for the probe is 5 feet long, can I just run the underneat the tile? but this makes it even harder to heat the tiles also. Heat bulbs are expensive and I just don't want to have to buy like 5 of them to see what gets the right temp. The lamp would more than likely be resting on the screen top about 12-14 inches above the substrate. I could rig up a holding system if it's necessary to move it up. Also can heat bulbs be screwed into a regular lamp. Like a clip on reading lamp or something, with an aluminum cover, not paper or plastic. Thanks, I'm going to have to put off getting a leo for another week unfortunately.

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