New owner with concerns! Looking for straightforward answers

[Zincubus]

This may be a dumb question, but a thermostat for the UTH, does it specifically need to be for a UTH or made by a pet care brand? Or will any outlet thermostat work?

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Any decent one will suffice just avoid those cheap ones from China and similar , off eBay ...