Speaking from personal experience here.. the Reptitemp 500R "thermostat" is an awful product. PLEASE dont put your animal at risk by using it. the ONLY sutible environment (to me) to use it is one where your room temperatures dont fluctuate AT ALL.Originally Posted by Loft Lizard
I may get yelled at for this... but I know people that have used the cheapo Repti-temp thermostat and had success with it. For one snake... I think it is fine.
Others have a digital output, so you can input the exact temp you want. The Repti-temp is a dial... so it take a bit of tweeking to get the right temps. But there is not more than a few degrees fluctuation. And you have a 4 degree window (80-84 and 90-94).
Also the repti-temp is an on-off vs. a proportional... a proportional will control the amount of heat... and basically "dim" itself... but an on-off is more like a household thermostat... heat on... reach desired temp... heat off... temp drops... turns back on.
PS: I think SI gave you a great map/walk-through the wal-mart.
the dial has no numbers on it! it is not a thermostat, it is more like a rheostat. i bought one when i got my girl last year thinking I could save some money. you have to watch it like a hawk. because the temperatures in my room were not stable at all the thermometer in her enclosure would read from 84 degrees F (on the hot side) to 114 F! I may has well not have tried at all with the thermostat!
I got myself a Johnson Control and am MUCH happier. Rich at reptile basics has fixed it for me, free of charge months after purchasing it when i had a problem with the power strip.
if your temps are stable in the place you have her in, then okay.. but personally I wouldn't risk it at all.
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