RHP's and radiation

[Coluber42]

Freaking excellent information THANK YOU SO MUCH. Lol this is like the best conversation I've had all week. Lmao

So last question I swear! Hahaha for anyone reading this. Which type of thermostat should I buy for it. I read some things about proportional vs something I can't remember. A lot of people seem to like the herpstat. Currently I've been using the jumpstart one that turns off when it reaches the temperature set. And turns on when it drops below it. But should I upgrade to a herpstat. I only have the one snake right now. Tbh. But in the future I might rescue another.

My little noodle is a rescue from a person who wasn't feeding him. Had him in too cold of an environment. And laying in his own feces and urites it was sickening. And no animal deserves that. And honestly he should have never had him. He just had him to take pictures with and look "cool" with his friends. A dumb reason to have an animal. I want to do the best by this noodle see him to a full recovery B4 I take on a new noodle way in the future probably after I'm done with college.


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Good for you for rescuing an animal in need!

The thermostat you have should be fine as long as it says it can handle the wattage of whatever device you plug into it. A Herpstat will control the temperature to a higher degree of precision - fractions of a degree instead of swinging a few degrees up and down, but I don't think the temperature swings are that big of a deal. Some types (which I think includes Jumpstart, but if you search the forums you'll find better technical details on all the various models) will put the heating device on full blast if the thermostat fails, which is obviously dangerous for the snake if the cage gets too hot. This is a rare occurrence, but it's not unheard of.

You'll have to decide for yourself what things to buy when, but a Herpstat is a good quality piece of equipment that's worth getting at some point although that point does not have to be now. You can always keep the Jumpstart on hand, just in case. It's not bad to have a spare on hand, since it's a pretty important piece of equipment. Plus, you mentioned you might rescue another snake at some point in the future.