Quote Originally Posted by shadi11 View Post
it looks like an alife thermostat i am using one on a rack without problem. I does take alot of fine tuning to get it just right but its been fine since i tuned it all in. Im actually afraid to move it because i don't want the headache of tuning it in on another cage or rack. It took me 4 days to get the rack tuned in when i first got it. My suggestion if you do get one is to adjust slowly and get an accurite 24 hour thermometer to observe temps. After all my complaining if you still want one i would suggest spending a little more money up front and buying a johnson control or ranco thermostat atleast those you can adjust temps easily without a twist knob style adjustment.
My plan is getting the herpstat II when I get my tax returns on the 20th and put my current snake on that one and when the new guy gets all cleared through a vet then they will both be on the same thermostat. I just want this one to last me with getting the new snake set up and away from where he is currently. It ran about 50 bucks at petco which I can fork out now.

I didnt want to do the dimmer as I am new to having a correct setup and having snakes period. I thought that with the zilla I could put the dial at the temp I want it to be at. It says it automaticall shuts off at 111 degrees too which I thought was good.

Thanks for the info!