Would I need a thermometer with a thermostat?

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Would I need a thermometer with this thermostat? I know it is good practice to probably check the heat every day with a separate device just in case, but if I got an advanced thermostat such as this would I still need to put a thermometer in the tank?

Thank you!

Yes you always want a way to check what the inside temperature if the enclosure is as the probe for the thermostat does not belong inside the enclosure.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Yes you always want a way to check what the inside temperature if the enclosure is as the probe for the thermostat does not belong inside the enclosure.

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Thanks for the fast reply! Does that mean a thermostat and a thermometer are working separately or is there some way to plug a thermometer into the thermostat? For instance if I have a pulse thermostat it turns the heat off every time a certain level of heat is reached, but how does it know the heat is reached without a thermometer? Or does it just simply sustain the level of heat it thinks is correct through the socket the heat mat is plugged into?
Sorry lol, I love snakes but I am technologically challenged in understanding exactly how it is that thermostats work...

A thermostat has its own probe for itself.
A thermometer is for you to double check the temperature of the surface your animal can touch.

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It is a funny one for us technophobes :)

You take the 'crucual' temps inside the viv ( in the warm hide and/or basking spot ) using a reliable digital thermometer with a wired probe .. or better still a digital temp gun ( 14 dollars eBay) .

Then YOU adjust the themostst dial accordingly ...
Hope that helps :)

Awesome, thanks for the help everyone! It certainly seems a lot clearer now. :P