Quote Originally Posted by ls1goat04 View Post
thanks for th advice i just went and bought black duct tape for the foil for the top, black paperboard for the glass.

i dont see the point in putting thermostats on such a small cage. if i set my rheostats to the right temp and check it daily which i will, there shouldnt be a problem. if i ever get real serious and get a rack setup then of course ill rock it all. i just think keeping things simple prevents other problems. just my thought- correct me if im crazy!
That's good.
Ppl here are all gonna say Thermostat. The 500R doesn't but the Ranco's, Helix and what nots have a fail safe on them to not over heat devices their heating. As long as you check the temps youll be fine. Thermostats just keeps my mind at ease knowing if I'm gone awhile it won't get to cold or hot. I had my Spider in quarantine with a dimmer on the UTH so you should really be fine. All that really matters is that it's controlled seeing they reach temps around 132 my accurite read one time when testing the UTH.
As long as you ball eats, poops and pees and you meet the normal husbandry temps and humidity requirements then you all good.

BTW side note:
Im guessing you own a 2004 5.7L GTO?