In saltwater aquariums, a lot of people will set up automation and monitoring systems that will alert them of any changes, control lighting, temp, water flow water chemistry, and the list keeps going. I don't know if something like that exists in the reptile community. If it doesn't, that's fine. I can try to cobble something together that does the same thing, but why reinvent the wheel if you don't have to. I just need to know what sort of things need to be monitored on a regular basis. Temp, humidity, feeding, weight, overall health, etc., seem like good starting places. When things go bad, or even good, having that kind of data for someone else to look at can be valuable.

Right now I'm using an Inkbird style thermostat for the gecko's UTH. My thinking for tracking encosure temp/humidity data is it could show problems with equipment going out. Maryland's weather is...weird. Desert dry in the winter and super humid in the summer. The slightly OCD side of me thinks everything should be rock steady and never change, the other side of me says it changes all the time in the natural environment and some change is OK.

Snakes will more than likely be in glass terrariums with UTH and CHE. I would prefer the front opening style like Exo-Terra or Repti-Zoo. I know the drawbacks, but we prefer them visually. I've looked at the Herpstats online. It looks like you need at least a Herpstat 2 to control both temp and humidity in a single enclosure, or control temp or humidity for multiple enclosures. My wife has expensive taste in animals, but I'm not sure I can get her to spring for a Herpstat 4 or 6.