Best thermostat for bator?

in your opionion what is the best thermostat for an incubator and why

Herpstat one or better. The probe accuracy is very high. It has over and under shut down. Full proportional either pulse or dimming. In addition a mechanical relay that has a higher chance of failing off than on.

The second choice is the ecozone, also high accuracy, it doesn't have the same under temp shutdown but it has text email alerts as well as Internet reporting.


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The herpstat Intro +

It is cheap ($109)
Can be flush mounted into an incubator or be set on top
Is as accurate as thermostats get
Has multiple layers of safety features/alarms
Was designed specifically for incubators


Bacically this thing has everything you could possibly want in an incubator thermostat and nothing that you wouldn't want (to keep costs down). The competition (VE thermostats/helix thermostats) are using outdated technology at a premium price. They don't have the safety features that the herpstat intro + does yet cost just as much if not more. The other thermostats on the market (ranco/Johnson's/hydro farm) aren't accurate enough to trust as a thermostat for an incubator.

VE200 :gj:
Going 3 years without any problems.

Herpstat! I'm using a herpstat 2. I was using a ve-200 on my dry run and the temp swung from 82-90. Holds a steady 89 with the herpstat :)


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Herpstat all the way.

I think Spider Robotics should be giving us some kick backs :D

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Originally Posted by missriss2012

Herpstat! I'm using a herpstat 2. I was using a ve-200 on my dry run and the temp swung from 82-90. Holds a steady 89 with the herpstat :)

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I don't think I would blame that kind of swing on the stat?
Like I said mine has been holding 89 degrees for three years, Yes there was some swing on my mini-fridge bator but none on my huge glass door freezer.

My bator Is a Coleman 120 cooler. Nothing changed with how I set it up, just the stat... It must work better with bigger nicer bators :)


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Herpstat 1 is what we're using. Keeping temps perfectly and all the safety features help me sleep at night :P

Any type of Herpstat.

I'm using the Herpstat 2. Works great.

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Originally Posted by missriss2012

My bator Is a Coleman 120 cooler. Nothing changed with how I set it up, just the stat... It must work better with bigger nicer bators :)

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my fist cooler bator:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h1...ps5cde27fd.jpg

and the newer one:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h1...ps96c83988.jpg

My point is, I know the new one holds humidity and temps better than the first regardless of what stat is on it. The VE200 performs great for me.

I try not to get wrapped up in these debates because it really is a matter of opinion.
Instead of researching on their own, people just want to ask us as a group.
This opens up answers from every end of the rainbow.
When I got into keeping, Helix was the big bad daddy to have so I went out and bought them.
Then I got in the VE line when they came out and they perform perfect for my needs.;)

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

The herpstat Intro +

It is cheap ($109)
Can be flush mounted into an incubator or be set on top
Is as accurate as thermostats get
Has multiple layers of safety features/alarms
Was designed specifically for incubators


Bacically this thing has everything you could possibly want in an incubator thermostat and nothing that you wouldn't want (to keep costs down). The competition (VE thermostats/helix thermostats) are using outdated technology at a premium price. They don't have the safety features that the herpstat intro + does yet cost just as much if not more. The other thermostats on the market (ranco/Johnson's/hydro farm) aren't accurate enough to trust as a thermostat for an incubator.

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I have a custom built PVC incubator with a herpstat intro. It's working absolutely wonderfully!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/02/yha7eza2.jpg

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

and the newer one:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h1...ps96c83988.jpg

My point is, I know the new one holds humidity and temps better than the first regardless of what stat is on it. The VE200 performs great for me.

I try not to get wrapped up in these debates because it really is a matter of opinion.
Instead of researching on their own, people just want to ask us as a group.
This opens up answers from every end of the rainbow.
When I got into keeping, Helix was the big bad daddy to have so I went out and bought them.
Then I got in the VE line when they came out and they perform perfect for my needs.;)

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Nice 'bator! :gj:

I'll have to look into VE's...I've never even heard of them. It was always Helix and Herpstat when I first got started...I went with Herpstats.

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Originally Posted by Bobbafett

I have a custom built PVC incubator with a herpstat intro. It's working absolutely wonderfully!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/02/yha7eza2.jpg

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You guys are killing me with these nice incubators...if you don't mind me asking...where did you get this one?

Mine was built by Greg West.
http://www.cornelsworld.com

He's one of the best cage/rack/incubator builders in Canada and he's only 4 hours away!

This is my first year, and I'm retarded when it comes to building things so I didn't want to make my own incubator. This one cost a pretty penny but it's working perfectly, and is super light and easy to move.

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Originally Posted by Bobbafett

Mine was built by Greg West.
http://www.cornelsworld.com

He's one of the best cage/rack/incubator builders in Canada and he's only 4 hours away!

This is my first year, and I'm retarded when it comes to building things so I didn't want to make my own incubator. This one cost a pretty penny but it's working perfectly, and is super light and easy to move.

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Thanks for the link...I'll have to check those out...

I use a herpstat intro for my jerry rigged Coleman cooler incubator. It works great. The temp you're seeing is low because it was just powering up when I took the pics.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps66005717.jpg

I ordered the intro + thanks for all the advice

You may also want to get a backup thermostat (I've always used one on my incubators - I would not go without). Any decent on/off thermostat will work for that, but the Hydrofarm is probably the most economical. Here's the link (posted to my blog so I don't have to look it up every time - yes I am lazy).

http://firestormreptiles.com/weblog/...log-Entry.html

I would second the fail safe it makes the chance of failure almost zero


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I have a cheap on off thermostat its made for fish aquariums ill put that in as a backup