Quote Originally Posted by tttaylorrr View Post
im so happy to read you're more concerned with safety than price. TBH a reliable thermostat protects you and your home as well as the snake; a runaway heating element for pets is a common cause of house fires.

you will need a second thermostat with your house conditions. i stared out using Jumpstart thermostats, and i still have them for backups; one quarantine enclosure of mine still uses one. now i use expensive yet reliable Herpstats (Herpstat 2 and a few Herpstat intro+) and i have one VE300 (Vivarium Electronics). the thing that sucks about the cheaper thermostats is that they run and either 100% or 0% with no inbetween. for a cheap electronic control, over time this will easily cause the unit to fail, and since our snakes live 20+ years, this is not ideal.

i used a Jumpstart for almost 3 years without fail, but i would NOT take the risk of assuming it won't fail on you. i consider Jumpstarts an economical bridge between now and the time it takes to throw that money down on a reliable thermostat (Herpstats).

i hope this helped! you do need an ambient heat source. lmk if this was confusing or if you're having issues getting another electronic control.
So i would need to replace Jumpstart with a herpstat is that right? That would mean i need another one for the CHE I would get as well since they wont be using the same amount of heat. Could you provide me some links of the one you use or others on your own time? Appreciate the help