ok cool thank you for all the help!Originally Posted by Coluber42
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.
And yeah always I’d like to maybe open up a rescue someday or something I’m not sure yet but it’s going to be after school.
The Herpstat is on sell right now. I want to run it by my boyfriend and see if its possible for us to get one.
Only the redline is on sell rn. I can’t really tell what the difference is in the redline and the regular other than color. But yeah i just wish my AP cage would be here already its been like forever and its killing me! I want to go ahead and set up this little guys forever home. And be happy that he has everything he needs so I can go ahead and just enjoy his company and focus on his recovery.
I can’t really afford the Herpstat bc he had so many vet bills from his previous care he has an RIhe’s still fighting through.
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