any good?

[ItsMichael805]

http://www.reptilesupply.com/product.php?products_id=75 are these things any good

[DutchHerp]

People will tell you different things.

I wouldn't use one as a permanent stat...

[ItsMichael805]

how long do you think it would last? a couple months?

[DutchHerp]

Oh sure

Some keepers only use them.

You'll probably sleep better with a Johnson, Ranco, Helix, or Spyder Robotics...

[ItsMichael805]

any ideas on how i can make my cage 75 when it say 68?

[DutchHerp]

Get a second UTH on a thermostat and set it at a low temperature.

OR

Get a heat lamp/ceramic heating element. Be prepared though to battle humidity.

[ItsMichael805]

i have heat lamp, will 1 heat lamp with lamp dimmer be enough to hold it off instead of have a UTH

[Kaorte]

Yeah that works also. Just make sure it is on a lamp dimmer so it doesn't get too hot and eat too much humidity.

I have used hte reptitemp 500R sucessfully for months. The only reason I stopped using it is because I got a johnson controls one and used the reptitemp for quarantine.

[ItsMichael805]

like if i put the heat lamp on the cage durning the day and at night switched it to the UTH, will this work out?

[Kaorte]

No, you leave them both on. You could get a ceramic heat emmiter (CHE) for the cage. Those don't give off light, just heat. Or you can get a red light or moonlight bulb so it doesn't bother your snake at night.