Neon Aurora
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I'm almost finished building my rack system. My heat tape is being shipped now and I've been researching to figure out what kind of thermostat I need to get. So far I've come across quite a few of them, but some of them are insanely expensive. I had no idea they were so expensive.
My budget for thermostat is probably $80(I'm a broke college student who spent a lot of time saving up so I could build my rack system, buy a few more geckos, and have some money put aside for vet bills). What does everyone else use and how much did you pay for it? My rack system will only be holding three tubs(one shelf), but in a year or two I expect to have many more. With this in mind, I don't want to buy a thermostat that's on the cheaper end only to have to replace it later to safely operate my rack system. So far, I've found these: Vivarium Electronics VE-100 - Reptile Basics Inc , Dwyer Thermostat-Prewired: Reptile Products You Can Trust | Reptile Basics Inc , Zoo Med 500R thermostat with probe , BAH-1000DC Reptile Thermostat New Model - Incredibly Reliable Digital Chip for Accurate Temperature Control
If I really needed to, I suppose I could find some more cash and buy a more expensive one, but that would certainly delay my project and I would prefer not to. But I'd rather have a safe system that took a little longer to set up than an unsafe one because I was impatient.
Also, this is the first time I've ever used tubs for leopard geckos. I assume that people who have tons of leopard geckos have nifty ways of making hides or buying them in bulk. What do people typically use? I did check out the thread in the Housing section, but I couldn't quite work out what peoples' hides were made of or where I could acquire such a thing. Also, I've noticed that in a tub set up, most people just have a humid/warm hide and a cool/dry hide. Is this the best way to do it? I've always kept my leopard geckos in 20 longs with three hides(warm, cool, humid), but these 16 quart tubs don't have nearly the space to do that.
Edit: I forgot to ask, is it okay to plug a surge protector into a thermostat that only has one outlet so long as the things you plug in to the surge protector do not add up and exceed the watt capacity for the thermostat?
My budget for thermostat is probably $80(I'm a broke college student who spent a lot of time saving up so I could build my rack system, buy a few more geckos, and have some money put aside for vet bills). What does everyone else use and how much did you pay for it? My rack system will only be holding three tubs(one shelf), but in a year or two I expect to have many more. With this in mind, I don't want to buy a thermostat that's on the cheaper end only to have to replace it later to safely operate my rack system. So far, I've found these: Vivarium Electronics VE-100 - Reptile Basics Inc , Dwyer Thermostat-Prewired: Reptile Products You Can Trust | Reptile Basics Inc , Zoo Med 500R thermostat with probe , BAH-1000DC Reptile Thermostat New Model - Incredibly Reliable Digital Chip for Accurate Temperature Control
If I really needed to, I suppose I could find some more cash and buy a more expensive one, but that would certainly delay my project and I would prefer not to. But I'd rather have a safe system that took a little longer to set up than an unsafe one because I was impatient.
Also, this is the first time I've ever used tubs for leopard geckos. I assume that people who have tons of leopard geckos have nifty ways of making hides or buying them in bulk. What do people typically use? I did check out the thread in the Housing section, but I couldn't quite work out what peoples' hides were made of or where I could acquire such a thing. Also, I've noticed that in a tub set up, most people just have a humid/warm hide and a cool/dry hide. Is this the best way to do it? I've always kept my leopard geckos in 20 longs with three hides(warm, cool, humid), but these 16 quart tubs don't have nearly the space to do that.
Edit: I forgot to ask, is it okay to plug a surge protector into a thermostat that only has one outlet so long as the things you plug in to the surge protector do not add up and exceed the watt capacity for the thermostat?
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