Silly questions

[satomi325]

But isnt that basically the same thing as a Reostat? I plug the heat pad into the reostat and set the tempature?
Also good news about the humidity, i put a damp towel over the saran wrap last night, the humidity was at 64 and only dropped to 59 for almost 12 hours. So I think the problem is solved!

While rheostats do regulate temps, they're not reliable. They tend to fail easily or incorrectly regulate the temp.

Rheostats work fine w/ some people. But I personally wouldn't risk my own snakes w/ one.

The thermostats were just a suggestion. In the end, its really up to you.

[mallowolf]

Ok I was just alittle confused. I think i'll keep the rheostat for right now and save up alittle extra cash for a thermostat. I really appreciate the help! I'm sure taboo will be happier now that the humidity is good!