thermostat opinions?

[AMBiEN22]

The thing I hate about my Herpstat Pro is that I never have to worry about what the temps are. The cool hide is 80º, the warm hide is 90º, and the ambient temp varies between 85º (day) and 75º (night.) It's really boring.

What's that worth to you?

I like posts like this but in reality you can have the best T-stat in the world but the conditions your enclosure is surrounded by plays a large role. Even the enclosure itself plays a major role! Regardless if your ambient temps are fine and you just need something to control your temps i don't see why a 50 dollar ranco 30 dollar hydro farm wouldn't work well for you?

But when i build my rack and get a little more serious i would agree herpstat pro hands down. again runs 100 dollars +++

[LizardPants]

Isn't the welfare and life of your snake worth the price of quality equipment?

[bigblue09]

yes it 100% is but i dont have the money at the moment.

[bigblue09]

i think im going to try the hydrofarm. im only going to be using it for the pad and my ambient temps stay pretty solid.

[yeroc1982]

I like posts like this but in reality you can have the best T-stat in the world but the conditions your enclosure is surrounded by plays a large role. Even the enclosure itself plays a major role! Regardless if your ambient temps are fine and you just need something to control your temps i don't see why a 50 dollar ranco 30 dollar hydro farm wouldn't work well for you?

But when i build my rack and get a little more serious i would agree herpstat pro hands down. again runs 100 dollars +++

Well obviously a person wouldn't put a snake tub/tank in a freezing cold room, hoping that just because you have a herpstat on it, all temps will be perfect. I have 2 herpstats, 1 on a rack system and the other on a PVC tank with plexiglass front window. They are both totally different setups altogether, yet after you get them dialed in, you can guarantee your temps will stay within 1-2 degrees at all times.

Like I was saying earlier, I had a Zilla1000 tstat running my tubs, which are exact same setups, in a heated room on a thermostat, and temps bounced around all day, sometimes getting just under 100f.