Looking for a new thermostat

I love my Helix :gj: I just got my first Ranco today for my GTP. So far I like it and it's not hard to wire yourself, but it's not a proportional thermostat.

I'm waiting on my vivarium electronics ve 300. My buddy likes his herpstat tho. Either way you can't go wrong with any of the above said stats. All depends on which one you prefer. Good luck on the choice!! I had a hard decision choosing, but after reading how people loved the vivarium electronics, I figured it was worth a shot trying it out.

I've only used Helix and VE so far, and the design of Rich's VE tstat is superior by far. Since they're pretty much priced the same I will never buy another Helix.

My personal fav is the Herpstat, but I use a Johnsons for my quarantine cages. I've also heard great reviews on the VE from RBI, but I have not personally used it.

Can someone explain the difference between VE-100, VE-200 and VE-300 models? There's a reptile expo on Sunday and I might pick one up.

This is as easy as it can get: reptile basics

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

This is as easy as it can get: reptile basics

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Agreed!! I have every version in the collection and can say that even the on/off Hobbystat has been great on my back heated baby racks.. I even use the VE 300x2 on my incubator and a few of my adult racks, I was a real big Helix user and still have about 6/8 of them I use but when I'm buying a new thermostat I buy the VE..

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Agreed!! I have every version in the collection and can say that even the on/off Hobbystat has been great on my back heated baby racks.. I even use the VE 300x2 on my incubator and a few of my adult racks, I was a real big Helix user and still have about 6/8 of them I use but when I'm buying a new thermostat I buy the VE..

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I am glad to hear good things about the new Hobbystat; I have been unable to find any feedback really on it from people who have used it. If you could write a review with its temp accuracy and such then perhaps everyone would love you forever... [emoji12]