Quote Originally Posted by bobberly1 View Post
I was looking at these, but I found a place that sells prewired flexwatt for half as much and I went for that. Since my basement is in the mid sixties, I was afraid that the Ultratherm wouldn't be strong enough for a ball python.

What would you guys suggest for a reliable, cheap thermostat? I have a rheostat right now and was thinking about upgrading, but a nice helix one costs twice as much as the snakes it would be heating (all together!).
BAH 1000 from Big Apple has worked for me, but you will still need to use an Acurite to monitor temps, as the temps on the t-stat dial are not always correct. Zoo Med's Repti Temp 500R can be found for 20-25$ dollars verses 40-45$ for Big Apple it just does not have temps listed on control, which does not matter because the BAH still needs to be adjusted according to your thermometer.

I have nine of the two total. If you are breeding, or brumating I would recommend a proportional like Helix. If not the fluctuations of an on off t-stat has worked for all my snakes.