Shedding and Humidity

[juddb]

Helix You can order one from rich at reptile basics....

[kira1123]

Are there any other thermostats you would recommend? The ones listed on the care sheet are way out of my price range at the moment.

[JoshJP7]

the reptistat500 is prolly the cheapest one that will do the job for now... Its not the greatest as it has like a 5-7 degree swing between when it turns off and back on but itll do the trick. Should be able to find one anywhere between 20-40$.

[kira1123]

thanks everyone for all your help. I did the bath and towel trick and her shed is finished I'll post some picture soon

[juddb]

My whole thing is why by a cheap unreliable tstat when you can spend another 20 or so and get at least a johnson or ranco control, just sayin why skimp on the safety of your snakes.

[JoshJP7]

I dont see why everyone has a problem with the repti500 thermos? Yea theyre not the best but I still use 2 of them and theyve been workin just fine for over a yr for me. It keeps the temps between 88-95 just fine so whats everyones beef with them? Is it not better than nothing?

[juddb]

Thats fine for you man, but i use helix i dont want to have to worry about anything going wrong. To each his own, just sayin

[JoshJP7]

Thats cool... I use herpstat pro as well as repti500 but that doesnt mean im not going to suggest another thermo if they dont have the cash to buy a great one right now. People make it seem like if they use a repti500 and not a good one their snakes gonna die or something... Its no different than picking up a tv... you can buy a 100$ one that will do what you need it to just fine... or you can spend 3000$ on a 50'' plasma... In the end you get the same results so what does it matter what they use?

[juddb]

The result is the well being of my animals. If i dont have the money then i save. Tv's dont have anything to do with my animals anyway.

[JoshJP7]

Im glad you got my TV analogy? So your saying dont worry about getting a thermostat until you can afford a good one? This isnt about what you would do... its giving the OP the best advice for their situation... Who knows maybe itll take them 3-4 weeks to get enough money to buy a helix... is their snake supposed to just suffer until then?

Again I use both a repti500 and a Herp pro... only difference is a herp pro doesnt have such a big temp swing... other than that they both have the same effect on the "well being" of my animals.