thermostats

[jtran1020]

hey where can i get a reliable cheap one?

 

[GlueStick]

walmart or target usually.

-Glue

 

[Kalyn876]

Make sure it has a probe to measure the basking spot

Kalyn

 

[GlueStick]

Make sure it has a probe to measure the basking spot

Kalyn

Most of them do. Use the one with the probe for the basking spot. But if there is one that does not have a probe, feel free to use that for the cooler side of the tank.

-Glue

 

[jtran1020]

whats the brand called?

 

[kjinxx2]

Are you looking for a thermostat or a thermometer? I thermostat controls your heating device and a thermometer simply measures temperature.

 

[Jess]

If you are looking for a thermostat, check out Zoomed's Repti-Therm 500R. It's $25, and it works really well. I use it for my gecko's UTH, and it keeps the temp within 3*F of what I set it to.

 

[jtran1020]

Alright cool. That's exactly what I was looking for.

 

[GlueStick]

If you are looking for a thermostat, check out Zoomed's Repti-Therm 500R. It's $25, and it works really well. I use it for my gecko's UTH, and it keeps the temp within 3*F of what I set it to.

Did that work for you Jess? I had tried it with my snake's setup, specifically for her UTH, but I found that it did not work and it ended up burning her underside, regardless of the tile I placed overtop. It may have been defective. I bought and am now using a dimmer switch for heat control on all of my reptiles' lighting and heating and find that that works as well, as long as your house is relatively consistent with temperature.

-Glue

 

[jtran1020]

If you are looking for a thermostat, check out Zoomed's Repti-Therm 500R. It's $25, and it works really well. I use it for my gecko's UTH, and it keeps the temp within 3*F of what I set it to.

Did that work for you Jess? I had tried it with my snake's setup, specifically for her UTH, but I found that it did not work and it ended up burning her underside, regardless of the tile I placed overtop. It may have been defective. I bought and am now using a dimmer switch for heat control on all of my reptiles' lighting and heating and find that that works as well, as long as your house is relatively consistent with temperature.

-Glue

so dimmer switches work for heat mats too?

 

[rdoyle]

I had this for my snake. it worked great

http://www.petco.com/product/108340/Zilla-Temperature-Controllers.aspx?CoreCat=RepAmpFC_Heating

 

[GlueStick]

Did that work for you Jess? I had tried it with my snake's setup, specifically for her UTH, but I found that it did not work and it ended up burning her underside, regardless of the tile I placed overtop. It may have been defective. I bought and am now using a dimmer switch for heat control on all of my reptiles' lighting and heating and find that that works as well, as long as your house is relatively consistent with temperature.

-Glue

so dimmer switches work for heat mats too?

Yes

 

[Jess]

Did that work for you Jess? I had tried it with my snake's setup, specifically for her UTH, but I found that it did not work and it ended up burning her underside, regardless of the tile I placed overtop. It may have been defective. I bought and am now using a dimmer switch for heat control on all of my reptiles' lighting and heating and find that that works as well, as long as your house is relatively consistent with temperature.

-Glue

Really? That sucks, you must have gotten a bad one. Mine always keeps the temps between 92-95*F for my leo, and I've had it for a month.