Hello. I am looking to buy thermostats for some of my snake enclosures; I have everything from plastic tubs with ZooMed heat mats to AP acrylics with flexwatt.

1. Can ZooMed heat mats be used with a thermostat?

2. If I got a Ranco thermostat wired for six outlets, could I set it to a different temperature for every outlet? (i.e. have one heat mat set at 80* and another at 90*, all plugged into the same thermostat?)

3. Can heat mats and flexwatt be plugged in to the same thermostat?

4. Can I set the thermostat to dip 10* at night?


Thanks much. I have always used rheostats, and I am getting tired of the fluctuations, especially with changing weather and cooler nights. I have never used a thermostat before and am a total newbie.