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eac84
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 26/12/2012 : 00:23:12
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merry Christmas, I hope Santa was good to everyone and hello to any new member of your family that Santa delivered, my new royal is still in the post! I cant wait lol
I have decided that I am going to make a new viv/rack set up as would like it to also be a nice piece of furniture.
I am looking for advice on what thermostat to use as the microclimate the basic on keeps on breaking.
I want to have three sections hatchling rack, royal adult rack, corn rack.
what would you recommend as the best thermo stat set up, should I get individual ones for each rack and what product is best. I am also converting a fridge into an incubator and feel the microclimate I have been using for the heat mats (not bulbs and still are failing) one, are not proving to be reliable and also there fluctuating up and down by a few degrees and want one that is more accurate.
I am willing to invest in quality, for more piece of mind and that will last.
all the best :) |
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jbarlow91
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
897 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2012 : 06:35:01
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| For the racks you could use heat cable to heat it then just have one thermostat for each rack. For the incubator I would use a pulse stat as they keep at the right temperature best and hardly fluctuate |
0.1.0 snow corn Ruby 1.0.0 ghost corn-Oreo
1.0.0 bearded dragon- kato
0.1.0 bearded dragon- keita
1.0.0 cali king-Taz
0.1.0 royal-Clio
1.0.0 yellowbelly royal- Moose
0.1.0 hognose jinxx |
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richard v
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
563 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2012 : 08:12:19
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As above, heat cable is the easiest way to heat racks, as for an incubator not that sure , I have seen incubators for sale for around £90 buy the time you buy a pulse stat and heat source you won't be that far off that.
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eac84
Hatchling
United Kingdom
74 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2012 : 12:07:51
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cheers my appreciated :)
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acd1984
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
687 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2012 : 15:56:52
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| I use heatmats with habitat duel thermostats, some people use just one stat for multiple mats but I like to have control of each individual mat. With heat cable you have to router the wood for them which is why I opted for mats |
1.0.0 Lesser - Helios
2.0.0 Normal - George & Kairo
1.0.0 Mojave - Bolt
0.1.0 Mojave - Roxi
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko - Leo
0.0.1 Crocodile gecko - Pheonix
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
5008 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2012 : 16:47:53
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If its more of a viv stack you are going for I can't recommend the Habistat Dimming Thermostat enough, I've used them with bulbs and ceramics and they just never falter. Its an initial expense as each viv needs its own stat but worth every penny.
I built a viv stack a year or so ago so if you need any info on parts etc give me a shout and I'll give you the details of what I got and where from. |
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eac84
Hatchling
United Kingdom
74 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2012 : 18:28:01
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| thanks latabob im just designing it now so any details/pointers would be great, cheers |
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Fezza
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1063 Posts |
Posted - 26/12/2012 : 21:14:28
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I use Lucky Reptile pro stats, they'll power a bunch of mats or a ceramic depending on how you go
They'll also do night drops etc for the more advanced breeder |
1.0.0 normal royal
1.0.0 mojave royal
1.0.0 pastel enchi royal
0.1.0 cinnamon royal
0.1.0 pewter royal
0.1.0 genetic stripe royal
0.1.0 lesser goblin royal
0.1.0 phantom royal
0.1.0 Columbian rainbow boa
0.0.1 aru x jaya GTP
0.1.0 bredli
1.0.0 trans pecos rat snake
1.0.0 fat black cat
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thermostat suggestions
