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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 157844" data-attributes="member: 26980">Be gentle, real gentle, if you use heat at all. Include a much larger water dish and check it twice daily --no exceptions!!The best thing to do is to turn up your home thermostat to about 75 degrees and be happy if you can adapt to that.It's the TFE method.  If you DO use heat, you need to obtain a digital thermometer and check every inch of the cage for hot spots that can injure a T. I do use heat, but my bulbs are no more then 25 watts and no closer to the top of the cage then 6 inches. Warm areas are safe. Hot spots aren't.(If you need them at all...)Mid 70s will help metabolism as opposed to 68-71 degrees typically found in most homes.</blockquote>