Quote Originally Posted by Pythonfriend View Post
have you already purchased a good thermostat?

if thats not in the package you are already getting, you could get a good thermostat, and use it with an UTH, and use the same thermostat with the final setup.

some heat tape or a heat mat shouldnt be too expensive, and you can use it to make a hot spot in the final setup.

EDIT: and then the temporary setup would be a basic tub setup with a hotspot and a thermostat and hide and water bowl.
So for the tub he will be in until the enclosure gets here he will need heat tape or UTH, hide and water bowl? Will I need substrate for the tub, I have seen many breeder videos where they are pulling tubs out of a rack that do not have substrate. I assume I will require thermometer and something to test humidity for the tub, or is this not needed for the tub?

I have not purchased the thermostat yet, but Pro Products has suggested a thermostat that they think will be best to use with RHP. I'm not 100% sure I want to use this thermostat with the temporary setup as when the enclosure gets here we will want to set it up and test it for a few days to a week to make sure we are hitting our target temps and humidity. If that is the case I will have to pull the thermostat from the tub the snake is currently in and he will no longer have a thermostat. So I was hoping that someone can point me towards a cheap but thermostat to use for a few months.

Additionally Pro Products said I would not need a heat mat or UTH with the radiant heat unit they are suggesting.

Is this correct or are they steering me wrong. Here are a few inserts from the very long email they sent me.

"We recommend the Johnson Controls A419 series of thermostats. They are an industrial quality, UL and CE rated brand that is more reliable and less expensive than many popular brands of thermostats sold in our industry. They can be purchased in a hardwired version (requires installing the power cord where an inexpensive extension cord can be used) through many vendors for under $60.00. One you can try is: http://www.pexsupply.com/Johnson-Con...-120-240v-SPDT You can also purchase the unit pre-wired if you are not comfortable wiring the unit yourself. We find the following link through Amazon has a good price for the pre-wired model A419ABG-3C: http://www.amazon.com/Johnson-Contro.../dp/B00368D6JA"


"I do not agree regarding the use of undertank heaters for your cage or in general. Our natural heat source is the sun and all reptiles have evolved being heated from overhead with this radiant heat source. Heating with a Pro Heat radiant panel will replicate this type of energy from overhead, allowing the animals to react more naturally and will heat all of the objects in the cage in the same manner. Not only is heating from below not natural (and we can debunk any statement saying any reptile needs an undertank heater), many undetank heaters are not UL listed for this purpose and many short out and cause numerous fires every year. Plastic is also an insulator, so putting an undertank heater on the underside of a cage is inefficient by trying to force heat through the cage bottom. When sized properly, our Pro Heat panels are the only heat source needed and eliminate any risk of a fire or other problem associated with other types or heaters."