Inexpensive thermostat?

[MasonC2K]

Please keep in mind that a $30 thermostat will perform exactly like a $30 thermostat. It will not be very accurate and the failure rate is high compared to a better model.

My advice would be to hold off moving your snakes to the rack until you can afford a good thermostat.

Don't take this an attack but I'd like to see some data to back that up. I've been running on/off stats for years now without issue. Ironically, my first proportional tstat that I paid 4x more for failed after 4 months and had to be replaced.

Whatever you use you should always spot check temps regularly with other devices such as a temp gun.

I will say though that if you can afford a better one then go ahead and get it. But if he's go all his snakes in seperate locations now (like they're in tanks?), I'd go ahead and drop the $30 and get them moved in the rack and upgrade the tstat later.