Quote Originally Posted by moonlightgdess View Post
My original question was about an inexpensive temporary thermostat, not the planning of my finances. I'm not trying to be critical of your statement but it's just none of your business. I currently have my snakes in tanks, regulated for temperature in case anyone was wondering, and I'm simply eager to put them in my new rack. I am also starting a new job, which isn't pertinent to my original question either, but it means at the moment my finances are diverted elsewhere. And a "but" doesn't make you any less critical.

Thanks to those of you who answered my question.
If you are regulating the snakes currently just move one of the regulators (rheostat?) to the rack and use that same method you are doing now. Remember racks really do best in regulated room temps if the room is stable a rheostat will work fine and not need massive adjustments. An on off will also work with indirect heat and a proportional will work too. I would suggest that a proportional unit is better but regulation can come in a lot of guises. I would always suggest that a back up system is wise failure can occur with any regulators.