Thermostats

[satomi325]

Herp stat sounds great.

now,Satomi,I think for what you have the amount of snakes and reptiles the yeah a herp stat is great..but for a snake or a couple a hydrofarm is fine and it's what a lot of ppl use with no problems at all. If you hydrofarm conks out,how long will it be before u actually realize,your snake won't burn to death in that period of time. Atleast with me,I check my tank and the probes and temps every single day!!! ...my probe broke loose from the mat two days ago( was my fault) I woke up 8 hrs later to Kocur still in his hide and when I checked the UTH mat with an ir gun it was 127.. I immediately disconnected everything,took him out and he was perfectly fine,belly was fine etc...


I think people here go very very overboard about every single little detail..I know ppl with snakes that have just heat rocks for heat,ppl that have no t stats hooked u to there matts,ppl that have no UTHs to begin with and just a bulb and these snakes are healthy and perfectly fine.

Hydrofarms can work. Yes. I use one on my QT rack. It's in temporary use at the most.
It's not as accurate or steady as my Herpstat though. Kitedemon(who no longer posts), was notorious for hating Hydrofarms. He went through testing dozens and concluded that they can have huge temp swings and/or just fail to properly function. In the end, Hydrofarms are designed for hydroponic gardening, not reptile enclosures. It was just merely adopted into reptile keeping, while the Herpstat was designed specifically for it.



I think the Hydrofarm works way better than the Zoomed/Zilla/Petstore T-stats. But I still prefer the Herpstat. It doesn't matter how many snakes you have or what kind of enclosures you use. It's all about how much are you willing to pay for the safety of your animal and the accuracy of your temperature regulation. I'm not saying, don't use a Hydrofarm. Tons of people have used it fine. But if you're willing to dish out the money, buy something that is guaranteed to be quality and reliable.


And holy crap @ the heat rocks.....Most dangerous thing you can put into a reptile enclosure. I can guarantee that no body in the reptile hobby will ever recommend using one. And anyone using a heat rock, shouldn't own a reptile......