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[Kioka]

I am going to be venturing into keeping snakes again soon. The problem is that it have been such a long time since I kept a snake! No one carry thermostats anymore unfortunately in this town. I realize that I could order them online, but I would have to order the thermostat from the States, in order to get them in Canada.

What is the safest way to heat a plastic tub on a dimmer? Heat mat, heat tape or heat cable?

I know I used to keep a human heat pad and bulbs on a thermostat a long time ago, but that was a different story back then. I never used a heat tape, heat mat or heat cable before.

[Scott W]

have you tried http://www.portcreditpets.com/, it's a Canadian dealer, sells online.

With regards to just using a dimmer, I'd be very nervous, especially if there are big temps extremes during the day/night.

I do have a heat cable wired onto a dimmer that I use for one of my racks, that doesn't have a thermostat BUT the room is extremely temp stable and controlled by air con units but even with that I 'dial' the temps almost every day.

The room is being updated soon and that rack will be the first to have a stat fitted
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[Kioka]

Yep. Most of the online dealers just have rheostats, even the ones with thermostats carry brands that are less reliable than the rheostats themselves.

Usually we are suppose to get duty-free shipping with pet supplies, but Customs think that reptile thermostats are just like the home thermostats and charge quite a bit for them. Stupid eh?

I don't mind checking the temperature in the morning, then when I come back from work, before and after dinner then before bed -- I do have a thermostat regulating the room temperature.

I read that some herp keepers gotten away by keeping a tray of water with aquarium heaters in them to get a stable temperature -- which the logic behind it baffle me. I would much rather trust a regularly-checked dimmer and a controlled heated room than an aquarium heater.