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Originally Posted by cagedbirdsinging
I absolutely did choose my wording poorly!
I would never want to put a price tag before safety, so that is why I wanted to ask for opinions before making any purchases.
I just looked up the Herpstat and that is definitely out of my range for now. I bookmarked it for a possible future purchase, though! Thank you for the recommendation.
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No worries, I just know that a lot of people are often blindsided by the cost of a good thermostat and opt to skip it because "the pet store told them to." Arrrgh!
And great, the Herpstats have been my favorite so far. I've used them since I got into this hobby. Dion at SpyderRobotics (the manufacturer) is amazing - I once had a Herpstat fail on me (the old type, it did not come with a user-replaceable fuse) due to a power surge I suspect, and even though it was out of warranty, they took it back and did the repair, and upgraded it to a user-replaceable fuse and the thermostat is still going strong today. Can't recommend them highly enough!
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Originally Posted by Nythain
Not sure if it's been pointed out yet, but the generic is coming from Hong Kong, and will take a LONG time to arrive (at least most products out of China have taken weeks to months in my experiences). Honestly, you can't go wrong with the HydroFarm... they're proven reliable and still cheap enough to make them probably the best entry level t-stat.
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And oops, I totally missed that part...the generic is NOT something I would trust at all. Any electronics I've ordered off eBay (mostly iPhone chargers/android chargers/auxillary cords etc have all failed and failed rather quickly. For something to control heating...I'd be a little worried by cheapie eBay things.
I haven't used the Zilla as recommended above, but I have heard good things about it. I used a Repti-Temp 500R on my boa enclosure for a little while, but I found that it was rather inconsistent. It is an on/off type (ideally, you want proportional) and I found that the temperature swings by up to 7 degrees depending on the ambient temps of my room. Not the greatest.