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thermostat is a must for bi-polar Texas weather

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reurbo

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so, after a month of owning my new (& first) corn snake & having decent weather, things started going crazy & temperatures are all over the place.
i finally bought a thermostat to keep the temperatures at as constant as i can seeing as the past few days it's been 88-94 during the day then 70-75 at night, today is gonna be 52 high & 40 low, 72 high the next day with 43 low, & 80 high the day after with 53 low.

so, for any new corn snake or reptile owner in Texas, as one noobie to another, i strongly suggest getting a thermostat for your habitat heating source. i was just using a dimmer (a ZooMed rheostat) but even on the lowest possible setting turned on, the temperature in the hot hide would reach up to 90-91.2.

i don't know what anyone else will say on here for or against my strong recommendation, but as for me, i'd say better spend the extra money to be sure if you can't be home all the time when the weather keeps changing.

just my two cents ^_^
 
Must admit I much prefer the set-it-and-walk-away aspect of a thermostat.

Although dimmers are cheaper, they really only work if the ambient temp in your home is stable from night to day, and then from month to month. That's not only going to be affected by the weather wherever in the world you are, but by the type of heating or aircon you use, how high/low you like it and how long you keep it on. Having to monitor and tweak a dimmer all the time seems unnecessarily hard work if you can afford a stat.

Having said that, plenty of folks get on fine with the dimmer/rheostat types, because temps in their home are more stable or because they do have the time for adjustments.

I think having your input about experiences with local conditions, is very valuable. It's definitely worth considering when trying to decide which to use. Thanks for the info.
 
Sounds like Erie weather ;)

We went from 85 degrees one day to back down in the 30s the next. We wouldn't be without our thermostat. And the incredibly variable weather here was definitely one of our considerations in choosing it over a rheostat. Nothing against rheostats...thermostats are just a better personal choice for us :)

(and thanks to the OP for bringing this up.)
 
@bitsy- agreed. at first i thought the dimmer would work just fine on its own, and it did for awhile while the weather was semi-steady, but once it started changing drastically every or every other day, i knew i need to get a thermostat. i'm just glad it comes in the mail tomorrow so i have one less thing to worry about keeping my Helios happy :)

@toxiclight- oh wow! yea, i can say that even though that hasn't happened too recently, i know exactly what you mean. it has gone from High 70s to mid-80s one day, drop to 20-30 overnight with rain & sleet by the next morning, a few inches of snow, then by the end of the week be back to around 65-75 Highs... and that's in our winter months LOL
 
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