Zoo Med

[h3h]

Originally Posted by desipooh.12

no I do not, & I've been trying to find a good affordable one & I have an idea of how they work but not exactly?

O_o You should have a thermostat before you get the snake, and you should get one asap. I hope you haven't burned your snake? A thermostat works like your air conditioner or heater in your house. You set the temperature you desire, and once that temperature has been obtained it shuts off the source until the temperature falls below the preset temp. Then it kicks back on again, and repeats that process.

- h3

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by h3h

O_o You should have a thermostat before you get the snake, and you should get one asap. I hope you haven't burned your snake? A thermostat works like your air conditioner or heater in your house. You set the temperature you desire, and once that temperature has been obtained it shuts off the source until the temperature falls below the preset temp. Then it kicks back on again, and repeats that process.

- h3

If it's on/off that's how it ^ works.


If you get a proportional thermostat, depending on the the type (pulse/dimming), it keeps the temps more steady by controlling the amount of power the heat source uses.

[desipooh.12]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

If it's on/off that's how it ^ works.


If you get a proportional thermostat, depending on the the type (pulse/dimming), it keeps the temps more steady by controlling the amount of power the heat source uses.

any suggestions on where I can get one?

[h3h]

Originally Posted by Mikoh4792

If it's on/off that's how it ^ works.
If you get a proportional thermostat, depending on the the type (pulse/dimming), it keeps the temps more steady by controlling the amount of power the heat source uses.

Good point, I believe these are a little more expensive than the ones I mentioned. They probably also do a better job - I use one as described by me in the previous post, I've never had much fluctuation, through experiimentation I can "under set" the desired heat, and when the stat tells the heat to kick off it will still rise a degree or two to the desired temp!

- h3

[desipooh.12]

Originally Posted by h3h

O_o You should have a thermostat before you get the snake, and you should get one asap. I hope you haven't burned your snake? A thermostat works like your air conditioner or heater in your house. You set the temperature you desire, and once that temperature has been obtained it shuts off the source until the temperature falls below the preset temp. Then it kicks back on again, and repeats that process.

- h3

No I have not burned my snake, because my heat pad is on the outside of the tub & I've put my probe on the heat pad & its not heating like its suppose to that's the reason I made this thread lol..
but yes I figured that's how it works, I've just had a hard time finding one..