UTH going bad?

[Nigel5998]

Hi, for the past month or so, my Leopard Gecko Nigel has not been on the cool side of his tank very often. He leaves his hot hide often sometimes with his tail in and his body/head out. He eats on a regular basis and has healthy poops. I have a digital thermometer that reads on the outside of his hot hide often 77-80 degrees. The UTH i have been using has been there for about 2 years. The light bulbs, one red, the other white/day are both generally new. So my question is, does anybody else have issues with their UTH and would it be a good idea to replace it or buy stronger bulbs?

Thanks.

 

[Music City Geckos]

Try moving the thermometer probe inside of the hot hide and see what the temps are. Are you measuring floor temp or air temp?

 

[Nigel5998]

I am measuring the floor temp outside of the hide.

 

[Nigel5998]

I found the temp of the UTH itself and its about 106, not in the cage, measured it outside of the cage.

 

[Duster]

Do you have your UTH hooked up to a thermostat?

 

[Nigel5998]

No I do not. I have an individual UTH and an individual digital thermostat.