the Zoo Med 500R thermostat

[BOWSER11788]

was thinking about get a couple for my glass cages, good-bad, ugly?? My cousin uses them for his corns/milks and said the were alright, what do you all think??

[2kdime]

Do a little research on them on the forum.

The track history they have isn't good.

Go with a Ranco or Johnson Controls, better yet go Proportional.

In my opinion, they're a 35 dollar piece of junk.

[BOWSER11788]

dang, alright, i was trying to get somthing descent priced, but temps, are the most important to me

[BOWSER11788]

also can i ran all of my bps UTh on the ranco.

[Auletto]

I'm not sure what other people are saying about the 500R, but I've used one for almost 2 years without any problems. I used it on a 40 gallon breeder cage without any issues. I'm now using it on my incubator. Only thing I don't like is it doesn't have a digital readout. Just make sure you have a few digital temp gauges to see where your temp is at.

I also have a helix and ranco, which are a 100x better, but for a tank the 500R works just fine.

[Elise.m]

I'm using two 500R's and love them. They don't have a digital read out, but that's fine. Nothing time and watching temps can't fix. So far, the only annoying thing about them is how the lights come on and off in the bedroom at night, lol.

[Patricia]

I've been using one since July with no problem at all. Works well.

[snakesRkewl]

I have several 500R's that have worked great for almost 2 years.

[BOWSER11788]

well, my mom was asking some stuff for christmas,and since i got a 10% off coupon at reptilesupply, she was gonna get me one

[2kdime]

A thermostat is not something you want to skimp on.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...rmostat+failed

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...mostat+failure

I use 4 of these in my room along with a Herpstat Pro. They are like 75 bucks and work GREAT.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...mostat+failure