WTF happened? Bad Shed...

[PitOnTheProwl]

all of my heat sources are on dimmers and my thermostats tell me what the temp is.

I think you mean thermometers? Keep in mind that your dimmers do not adjust for ambient temp changes in your house. In winter it isn't too bad but come summer time your guy will be cold. You might have to adjusts just about every time your a/c cycles.

Look, I get where you are coming from, they irk me a bit too...9 years of keeping and working at a pet store without a T-stat in sight with no issues has me a bit more than doubtful; however, the few I am using now are "OK" once they're set and are good for energy efficiency, some can get pretty stupid even when you actually follow the directions but patience is a virtue. Again, the mechanism is the agreed upon best protection from burns and fires as far as the board is concerned. Anyway, my point is it's a touchy subject for most board members so just be cool and listen to everyone, again whatever you decide, best of luck.

Don't know what "store" you worked in but none of them that I know of run belly heat, they relay on lighting to heat their animals. They have no clue about what humidity is for either much less anything remotely close to care for any of the animals they sell. Some get it and some never will.