Inexpensive thermostat?

[MasonC2K]

EDIT: Double Post

[gman8585]

lol, inexpensive thermostat will be a headache

[Tfpets]

IMO the hydrofarm t-stat is much better than the $30-$35 you pay for it! Yes, it is an on/off thermostat but it does exactly what it is supposed to do and very reliably. Plus it has a current temperature readout. I would not reccomend the zilla or zoo med thermostat. I have personally had problems with both of them, and they cost more!

[Mike41793]

You get what you pay for. Before deciding on a cheap thermostat id check how much your vet is gonna charge ya for respritory infections

Agreed

[coolballsdave]

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.

I agree with mason, there is not any data to back this up that I can find. Balls need a gradient between 80 and 90. Proportional thermostats are higher tech but i don't think they are less likely to fail. Either type will give that gradient if set up properly.

[Slim]

I'd like to see some data to back that up.

there is not any data to back this up that I can find.

If you Gents want me to produce a study, then sorry, there are none that I'm aware of. If you'll accept anecdotal evidence, then just do a simple search on the subject and you'll see cases of failure, and just as importantly, you'll see instances of wide temp flux with the cheap on/off thermostats.

If you have no worries trusting your collection to a $30 thermostat, then I also have no worries trusting your collection to a $30 thermostat. For my collection, I want better quality and function than what $30 gives me. That doesn't mean you're doing wrong, but, the OP did ask for opinions.

I will say though that if you can afford a better one then go ahead and get it.

This statement seems a little incongruent with the picture you've painted about inexpensive on/off thermostats being all that is required for a rack system...

I'd go ahead and drop the $30 and get them moved in the rack and upgrade the tstat later.

Wouldn't this course of action eventually render the initial $30 spent as useless? Wouldn't it also further delay the OP from purchasing an upgraded thermostat?

[DooLittle]

We have a herpstat on our rack. I am to worried about my snakes to put anything else on there. Just ask my husband, lol. I am totally paranoid about stuff when it comes to my animals.

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[MasonC2K]

This statement seems a little incongruent with the picture you've painted about inexpensive on/off thermostats being all that is required for a rack system...

Not really. Maybe I didn't express myself clearly. All I am saying is that cheaper on/off tstats will do fine. I never said there weren't advantages that come with the more expensive models. I know first hand the benefits. So if you have the cash to put down on it then go ahead. But those advantages aren't crucial needs IMO. And regardless of what tstat, I don't trust any of them fully. I check temps with a temp gun regularly to make sure everything is still working.

Wouldn't this course of action eventually render the initial $30 spent as useless? Wouldn't it also further delay the OP from purchasing an upgraded thermostat?

The answer to this is dependent on the situation. Let's assume he has 5 snakes all kept in 5 seperate containers. Let's also assume he has no tstat at all right now (which is implied for the OP's statements). If it were me, I'd go ahead and consoldate those animals into the new rack with the hydrofarm now as opposed to leaving them all on unmanaged heating elements for the 3 or 4 more months it's going to take for him to save the money to get a higher quality tstat.

If the situatio nwere different then the answer may be different.

[Slim]

I'm pretty sure the OP is a she, and we have not established that her snakes are currently residing over unregulated heating elements.

[zeion97]

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Really?

Now.. to the op...

A good t-stat IMO is the Herpstat. I have no trouble and love it.