Herpstat question!

[Christiane]

I am planning on buying a hersptat for my BP's t8 to best regulate his temperature. I am finding it a bit difficult to determine which to purchase, I understand the differences between the basic and the 1 as far as the safety features and such. The only question, i believe, that I still have is regarding what Herpstat would best suit me. I have heat tape provided by animal plastics as well as a recently purchased 80 watt RHP that I purchased from Reptile Basics as I live in New England and it gets quite cold in the coming months. My question is would I need a Herpstat 2 to run the heat tape separate from the RHP? I currently have a cheap thermostat from Zilla which is why I am looking to upgrade. I have both the heat tape as well as the RHP plugged into the zilla and have been turning it up quite a bit from the actual temperature range to achieve the desired temperatures inside the t8.


Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated!

[Starscream]

You will need a Herpstat 2 to run two separate devices. If you only use a single thermostat for both devices, you run the risk of one of them burning your snake, because the thermostat will heat up both devices whether or not it's actually needed.

[tttaylorrr]

yes, a Herpstat 2 has two separate probes and can regulate two separate heating elements at their own temperature settings.

i have a T8 with an 80 W RHP and a UTH with a Herpstat 2 Redline regulating both. they work wonderful here in the Chicago winters.

hope this helped!

[SDA]

Herpstat 2 all the way. Proportional for the UTH and dimming for the RHP. Best investment I ever made. OH! Get the metal probe upgrade option. I think like $2. They are amazing.

[Christiane]

Thank you so much!! All responses were super helpful, I want whats best for my baby but also don't want to spend money unnecessarily!

[Mr. Misha]

Dont forget to check the classifieds on here and other reptile forums. I bought all my herpstats at half the price at amazing working condition.