To all you wonderful people that are using thermostats. I want to join in and get one too.
Our ambient air fluctuates a lot. So I have gone back and forth with different bulb watts and types and end up with this one is too hot or this one is too cold. Or noon will hit and the ambient air in the room has warmed up quite a bit so the cage gets hotter. So I end up adjusting the dimmer on the basking fixture at least 6 times a day to keep it right at 85. Otherwise even with a lower wattage it jumps up there. Also we don't have air conditioner just central heat. So for winter when the heat kicks on the same thing happens his basking temp jumps up. In the summer I will have the same situation so I will be opening windows and depending on that it could drop the temp.
I want to get one but they are expensive so I don't want to get the wrong one. I have a fuckers dimmable dome light fixture right now and I am using incandescent basking bulbs. I would like to get one that will work with the stuff I already have if possible. I am thinking that as long as I have the dimmable fixture on my dome fixture turned all the way up that it will still adjust and work with the thermostats taking control. But this is a guess
I found these two and they both seem like they will do exactly what I need. If you are familiar with these can I please get your feedback on them. Or if you have another one that will work with my stuff and dims then I would love to hear your suggestion. Thank you!
http://www.reptilesupplyco.com/whol...s-timers/2793-herpstat-1-spyder-robotics.html
or http://www.reptilesupplyco.com/whol...-thermostat-ve-200d-vivarium-electronics.html
Our ambient air fluctuates a lot. So I have gone back and forth with different bulb watts and types and end up with this one is too hot or this one is too cold. Or noon will hit and the ambient air in the room has warmed up quite a bit so the cage gets hotter. So I end up adjusting the dimmer on the basking fixture at least 6 times a day to keep it right at 85. Otherwise even with a lower wattage it jumps up there. Also we don't have air conditioner just central heat. So for winter when the heat kicks on the same thing happens his basking temp jumps up. In the summer I will have the same situation so I will be opening windows and depending on that it could drop the temp.
I want to get one but they are expensive so I don't want to get the wrong one. I have a fuckers dimmable dome light fixture right now and I am using incandescent basking bulbs. I would like to get one that will work with the stuff I already have if possible. I am thinking that as long as I have the dimmable fixture on my dome fixture turned all the way up that it will still adjust and work with the thermostats taking control. But this is a guess
I found these two and they both seem like they will do exactly what I need. If you are familiar with these can I please get your feedback on them. Or if you have another one that will work with my stuff and dims then I would love to hear your suggestion. Thank you!
http://www.reptilesupplyco.com/whol...s-timers/2793-herpstat-1-spyder-robotics.html
or http://www.reptilesupplyco.com/whol...-thermostat-ve-200d-vivarium-electronics.html