VE Hobbystat VS Hydrofarm?

[CORBIN911]

I had someone say, why buy something made for plants when u can get something made for reptiles. Thats y i wanted to ask around. I agree with u

This was likely me. And this statement holds true.

[deathangel579]

This was likely me. And this statement holds true.

Flex watt wasnt made for reptiles. But people use it. Tanks r made for fish. People use them. Ur point is invalid. Theres plenty of things in todays world that are not used for their original purpose. If it works for what u want it too, then use it.

[jclaiborne]

This was likely me. And this statement holds true.

It does, but heat tape was made for plants as well.

[PitOnTheProwl]

LoL........ 90% of what we use to care for our reptiles wasn't made for our purpose.

[CORBIN911]

Flex watt wasnt made for reptiles. But people use it. Tanks r made for fish. People use them. Ur point is invalid. Theres plenty of things in todays world that are not used for their original purpose. If it works for what u want it too, then use it.

My point is not invalid...AT ALL!

That is 100% the difference from here and a petstores aswell!

You can live in a heated shed aswell! But do you? No. You live in what was made for humans..... Again you can rate things.

Sure hydro farms work. Hell so do rherostats... BUT do they work to the best? No....


I get very aggetated with these topics because everyone wants to "CHEAP OUT" on this very part (mostly because pet stores never tell you about them) And you are keeping this animal as a pet, Your responsibility to give it bet chance.

I personally would go with Hobbystat>hydro anyday... Take a look at the +/- and realize HOW big of a gap(also shown in article)

a VE or a Herpstat 1/basic is a 100$ more, but YOU WILL have the trust it was made 100% for your animal, And will give you proper heating, vs heating dirt. where the temp swings don't matter as much as it does for a reptile.

[CORBIN911]

Sure heat tape isnt, but take alook at the new Heat tape comming in THG... This was deisgned for reptiles giving most even heat through entire surface....Slowly we make things deigned for keeping animals. But hey its up to you! Even having a hydrofarm is better then having nothing at all. Just use foresight, Best of luck!

[deathangel579]

My point is not invalid...AT ALL!

That is 100% the difference from here and a petstores aswell!

You can live in a heated shed aswell! But do you? No. You live in what was made for humans..... Again you can rate things.

Sure hydro farms work. Hell so do rherostats... BUT do they work to the best? No....


I get very aggetated with these topics because everyone wants to "CHEAP OUT" on this very part (mostly because pet stores never tell you about them) And you are keeping this animal as a pet, Your responsibility to give it bet chance.

I personally would go with Hobbystat>hydro anyday... Take a look at the +/- and realize HOW big of a gap(also shown in article)

a VE or a Herpstat 1/basic is a 100$ more, but YOU WILL have the trust it was made 100% for your animal, And will give you proper heating, vs heating dirt. where the temp swings don't matter as much as it does for a reptile.

I ordered what I ordered. A WEEK AGO. im not argueing with you like im a lil kid. Just drop the subject and leave it alone. U made ur point now be done with it.

[jclaiborne]

Sure heat tape isnt, but take alook at the new Heat tape comming in THG... This was deisgned for reptiles giving most even heat through entire surface....Slowly we make things deigned for keeping animals. But hey its up to you! Even having a hydrofarm is better then having nothing at all. Just use foresight, Best of luck!

What makes the new THG "reptile specific" even distribution of heat? You can put reptile specific on anything and mark the price up. The only downside to a hydrofarm is that fact that if it fails it goes full throttle, I am looking for the article now, but I am pretty sure I read the new ones actually cut power if there is a failure. I have used my Hydrofarm for 2 years now, with no issues, I monitor my temps daily, the delta is only 1-2 degrees. Sure if you go out and buy a spider robotics unit or a helix or VE then you get more controls, but if you look at the entry level tstats on/off they are all basically the same internally.

[bcr229]

I looked at the specifications and manual for the VE HobbyStat and didn't see where it fails at full throttle, or whether it cuts off. Or do all VE's cut off when they fail?