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21 Aug, 2018
Outstanding Thermostat for the Price
Firstly, let me say that you will not find the features available on this thermostat on ANY other in its price point. That said, there are features on this thermostat that aren’t really explained that is important to reptile keepers. The most important is the fact that it can be set up to 140 degrees or so. Now, before you freak and say “ you’d never need that high of temps....”. This feature comes in handy in snake racks. Snake racks have a long strip of heat tape that winds its way around many levels to heat the underneath sides of the tubs within. So, instead of placing the probe in a tub to monitor temperature, we place them directly onto the tape itself. Keep in mind that the tape may need to be upwards of 120 degrees to heat the tubs and substrate to low 90s. Many thermostats, especially hydroponic thermostats (which, incidentally are around this price point for a good one) will not read that high and so are pretty useless for snake racks. The draw back to using this probe in this way is that you have no day/night differential. So you’d obviously set both day and night temps to the same setting to keep a constant hot spot for your snakes.
Another great feature is the pulse proportional mode. This is the absolute best way to keep consistent temperatures. So if you have a very specific temperature range that need concise and precice control, this is your mode. Incubators, for instance would benefit greatly from pulse proportional control, as the t-stat will not drive the temp up several degrees past prime and shut off until temps fall back down several degrees past prime the other way before turning the heating device back on—essentially creating a consistently inconsistent four plus degree variant.
About the only feature this doesn’t have that the ones used by professionals does, is the alarms for problems that may occur with power issues or faulty heating devices. And, let’s face it, alarms can be had for far less and can be placed in many different areas within a vivarium or rack. And, if you’re around to hear the alarm, you’ll probably have noticed a power outage and will be scrambling to react to that while cursing the alarm that’s stating the obvious.
Also, if you’re intending to heat multiple heat sources, you will have to buy multiple thermostats. If you buy one of the more expensive, professional thermostats, you can run as many as 6 devices with only one thermostat. This can be good and this can be bad, depending on how you look at it. If the device fails, all six racks are done. If your six racks are heated and controlled with separate thermostats, you could divide your tubs so that you can place the snakes whose rack is dead into another rack for as long as it takes to remedy the problem. On the other hand, having multiple racks ran from one thermostat is a remarkably lean and clean way to roll. And if a spare is available, you do not need to topsey turvee the racks; you simply plug you spare in and connect the probes already in place into the working thermostat.
All in all, this thermostat is impossible to beat at this price point and, frankly, unless you’re way more than a hobbyist who has hundreds of specimens for which to care, these thermostats will work extremely well. And, you can buy a spare and still be money ahead.
20 Nov, 2017
Manfrotto XProB for stable shooting platform.
I bought this tripod for use in long distance shooting. The tripod and ball head, along with a Pig Saddle allows for a stable shooting position when hunting or target shooting at extended range. Since it allows you to shoot from higher than prone, it lends itself well to reaching targets otherwise obstructed by weeds or other low objects.
17 Jun, 2018
The absolute best substrate possible.
Reptile Prime is absolutely the best substrate available. It is completely dust free, it absorbs reptile waste and makes for the easiest possible cleanup—all while masking or absorbing odors. This is exceedingly pleasant to work with. Plus, when changing the substrate, there is no annoyingly difficult particulate matter that requires vacuuming (which can distress the animals near the loud vacuum cleaner). You simply wipe it out with a damp towel. I would recommend this to any level of reptile keeper, beginner to pro breeder—who prefers substrate over paper in enclosures. There’s more work involved with natural substrate over paper, but this Reptile Prime brings the difference down considerably, and is preferred by the animals. I couldn’t be happier with a product.