your opinions on thermostats

I was about to buy a herpstat , but then I saw these

http://www.reptilebasics.com/Thermostats-p-1-c-250.html

what do you guys think of the johnsons or the ranco's ?

should I just spend the extra and get a herpstat?

I know alot of people use rancos, so might not be a bad choice

but herpstats and helixs are top of the line for a reason and their not that much more over the cost of an animal's life time, whats an extra 70 bucks.

If you can afford the Herpstat now, then get it now! I have 2 Johnson, 2 Ranco, 1 Herpstat, and 1 ZooMed and eventually I want all Herpstats...maybe even a Herpstat II (with 2 probes for 2 temps).

Ranco and Johnson are good, but Herpstat is the best. :)

Ranco & Johnson are realiable and good thermostats, I have a few of them, but I do prefer my herpstats.

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Originally Posted by pliskin

I was about to buy a herpstat , but then I saw these

http://www.reptilebasics.com/Thermostats-p-1-c-250.html

what do you guys think of the johnsons or the ranco's ?

should I just spend the extra and get a herpstat?

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I just started using rancos and i reallllly like it alot especially for the price if you do decide ranco reptilebasics.com is a good place to go to buy it...

Herpstat. 100%.

Not a knock on other brands but I'm a big fan of Herpstats.

I haven't tried any of the other brands but I love my Herpstats.

I've never had any problems with Ranco...

Rancos/Johnson/Helix are all great but nobody holds a candle to Herpstat. They are just plain better in every possible way and there isn't really any arguement to be made against that.

If you just have a single boa/bp then yeah a ranco will be fine though. I had a repti temp 500R on my BP back in the day and I can't remember having a day where I didn't have to mess with the temp. I ditched it after I was gone from the house for 3 days and I came back to a 83 degree "hot" side. Moral of the story, bare minimum is an on/off digital unit like a Ranco/Johnson.

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Originally Posted by colinweaver

herpstat. 100%.

Not a knock on other brands but i'm a big fan of herpstats.

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