What cheap thermostat do you recommend?

I need a thermostat that is cheap but is good. I was going to buy the zilla temperature controller for my snake rack, but I dont know how to use it. Can someone tell me a good thermostat to use for snake racks and how to use it. P.s. wrote the same thread, but in the wrong forum topic.

Cheapest Id buy is a Ranco, and a Double Ranco at that.

Cheap & thermostat is a 4 letter word around these parts..

I used a alife about 10yrs ago, but first thing I did when I got back into keeping bp's this year was buy a herpstat. Last thing I want to worry about is the thermostat failing..

The alife never failed me, still have it to this day. I use it now for my seedling heat mats to control them. But investing the amount of money Ive spent this year I wanted the peace of mind.

If I had to I would use the alife again for a short period of time.

Here's a link to it at beanfarm- http://beanfarm.com/product_info.php...oducts_id=5685.

Pick up a johnsons controls thermostat from reptile basics. They are like 80 bucks and work great. If you care about your snakes i wouldnt cheap out in that dept. I have 8 johnsons and 7 helix and they both work just as well the only difference is my helix are set up with night drop. You can get the johnsons with night drop though

Ya a thermostat is not the area to be cheap. Spend the money and get a good one. I use a helix and a herpstat and both are good. If u get a cheap one it could burn your snakes or not provide heat and cause digestion issues or cause them to become sick

just ordered this one. read some of the reviews on there http://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-MTPR...5665841&sr=8-1 :gj:

good luck with that

i wouldnt trust that thing. your trusting the health and life of your snake to a 26 dollar piece of plastic. if that thing fails, and prolly will, then your going to be spending more in vet bills than it would cost for a good thermostat. good luck. i hope it works for you

i don't recommend cheap thermostats. period.

While I would normally agree with all of the above posters about thermostats, my Hydrofarm thermo stats have been fantastic, and I've been using them for a full year straight!

Yeah, they definitely waver in temperature a bit, but not more than 2 or three degrees in either direction! I have four of them and they are fantastic!

Good luck!
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