Having heating issues

[alane]

I'm sort of new at this, but i recently got a thermostat for my new pet pacman enclosure. To some degree, that allows me to separate lighting from heating.

I use a combination of heating mats placed under the tank (but not attached to it) as well as one 60w light for heating, controlled by a thermostat. This keeps the warm side of the enclosure at about 83 degrees with a 3 degree variation, regardless of what my indoor house temperature is. My baby frog seems happy and has been eating, on average, three to four crickets a day every day.

I have a remote infrared thermometer. One of those 'guns' you point at things. Those are key. Thermostat or not, If you have one of those, you'll KNOW your temps, hotspots, coldspots and all.

I have rocks and plastic plants in my pacman tank.