Which Herpstat?

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With the Herpstat 2 you can also get their humidity probe (even though it's like $55).

Dion recommended saving my money and buying a hygrometer from Xikar as they utilize them to calibrate their units.

I'm hoping that Spyder Robotics chimes in here, as I would also like to know the fundamental difference between the Herpstat EZ2, and the Herpstat 2, besides the analog controller and the $50 discount! The Herpstat EZ2 sounds appealing, as I am on a tight budget.

I would shoot Dion an e-mail if you have questions. Not sure if he monitors this forum. He is really responsive and easy to communicate with. As a matter of fact, he answered an e-mail for me just yesterday with a question I had about my LCD screen going blank.

Well from just glacing at the two, it looks like the EZ2 can handle 300 watts per channel while the Herpstat 2 can handle 500 watts per channel. The EZ2 cant do humidity or lighting, its just a heater. And obviously, setting temps is not going to be as precise as you are using an analog dial vs a digital input but that point really doesnt matter as you dont need a 1% precise temp setting. And also with no digital display, you cant just simply look at the display to see the temps. I do like how the snakes eyes are the lights to let you know when its on. And the biggest difference i see is it seems the EZ models dont have the safety relay like the Herpstat 1 and up do like i mentioned.

The safety relay is worth every penny if you value your snakes and home.

I use 2 Herpstat 4's now and will most likely be adding another unit in the future.