Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
There's a huge difference in being thrifty (homemade hides) and being cheap (lower quality thermostat). I'm not willing to compromise the health and well being of my animals to save $40.
excellent point! we get those black hides, they are pretty inexpensive but when it came to our thermostat.. we didnt play, it isnt the most expensive on the market but it was a chunk of change. i didnt even know you could get one for $30, I certainly would invest a bit more money than that. for the point of the thread we use a Johnson Controls Thermostat-Pre Wired With Night Drop and its worked wonderfully for our rack system.. were by no means a breeder but we feel everyone of our animals deserve the best care, from our $20 normals right up through our mojos, spiders, exc.

Quote Originally Posted by nathanledet View Post
One other thing that's not been mentioned...Rancos are the on/off t-stats which means they *CLICK* on and off....if you're like me and sleep in the same room as your reptiles and you're trying to sleep at night and you hear CLICK......CLICK......CLICK......it gets rather annoying. The proportional Helix/Herpstat t-stats control the heat electronically, so you never hear power being turned on and off....
lol, even though its annoying i love hearing that click... it makes me smile