Why I'm glad I have a Herpstat

I went to go to the bathroom last night in the middle of the night. As I walked past the critter room I heard a low beeping noise. Opened the door to notice that my Herpstat alarm was going off. Confused, I turned on the lights and started plugging and unplugging the probes and shifting things around. When I pulled the probe cord out I was shocked to find it completely chewed to bits all up and down about a foot of it. Examining further, what I discovered was that there is a small gap between the floor and the wall in this particular room and at one spot behind my racks a mouse had chewed at this gap from inside the wall and made a hole just large enough to enter the room. Apparently the probe cord was close enough to this gap that it decided to pull the wire into the wall and chew it up. Thank god it wasn't an escape rat... (droppings by the hole were clearly mouse).

Why I'm glad I have a Herpstat:

-If you're like me, you probably don't look at the visual display of your thermostat as often as you should. This could have become a big problem for me without the beeping - I may not have noticed for days.

-If you're like me, you probably also don't measure temps in every tub as often as you should. This could have become a big problem for me if the default when a probe is malfunctioning did not shut off heat to the tape.


These two features made this an annoyance rather than a catastrophe. Thanks Herpstat!

I'm right there with you. I set up both of my Herpstat 4s with high/low alarms just in case of anything. Other than that, I check the temps maybe two times a week.

The only thing I wish Herpstat had is internet hookup via ethernet so the alarms can be sent to your phone or email.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Misha

I'm right there with you. I set up both of my Herpstat 4s with high/low alarms just in case of anything. Other than that, I check the temps maybe two times a week.

The only thing I wish Herpstat had is internet hookup via ethernet so the alarms can be sent to your phone or email.

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Oh yeah, agreed. The next big thing that tstat manufacturers should be lookin' in on!

That's why I bought a herp4 I love it.

I work at a tech research company looking at market trends. Everything is going to be internet connected by 2020 at the latest, even pet enclosure monitors.


Got a bottle of Great Stuff expanding foam and 4 humane live traps. The room is sealed and secured! So glad I have an extra VE-100 to run this rack while I wait for the probe to ship.

I ordered a replacement probe from a+serpents to Boston. Received it the next day